Wallace Company lost most of its inventory in a fire in December just before the year-end physical inventory was taken. The corporation’s books disclosed the following. Beginning inventory   $170,000   Sales revenue   $650,000   Purchases for the year   390,000   Sales returns   24,000   Purchase returns   30,000   Rate of gross profit on net sales   40 % Merchandise with a selling price of $21,000 remained undamaged after the fire. Damaged merchandise with an original selling price of $15,000 had a net realizable value of $5,300. Compute the amount of the loss as a result of the fire, assuming that the corporation had no insurance coverage. Amount of the loss   $

Q: On February 26 a hurricane destroyed the entire inventory stored in a warehouse owned by the…

A: Cost of inventory destroyed can be found out by applying the gross profit ratio on sale and finding…

Q: Wallace Company lost most of its inventory in a fire in December just before the year-end physical…

A: Net Purchases = Purchases for the year - Purchase returns = $390,000 - $30,000 = $330,000 Net sales…

Q: 1,700,000 Purchases - 3,900,000 Purchase return - 300,000 Sales - 6,500,000 Sales returns - 240,000

A: Valuation of closing inventory: Valuation of closing inventory based on gross profit value and rate…

Q: Eastman Company lost most of its inventory in a fire in December just before the year-end physical…

A: Net sales = Sales revenue - Sales returns = $415000 - $21000 = $394000 Gross profit = Net sales x…

Q: A fire in July, just before the year-end physical inventory, destroyed the majority of GH…

A: Gross profit is the sales revenue which is over and above cost of goods sold. Cost of goods sold…

Q: The following information is available for October for Norton Company. Beginning inventory $400,000…

A: Loss by fire is the loss of those inventories from warehouse which are damaged by fire in the…

Q: On February 26, a hurricane destroyed the entire inventory stored in a warehouse owned by the…

A: Gross Profit Method:   Under this method, the beginning inventory is added to the net purchases…

Q: On March 15, a fire destroyed MyCompany's entire retail inventory. The inventory on hand as of…

A: Cost of goods sold = Beginning inventory + Purchases + Freight in - Closing inventory

Q: Metlock Company lost most of its inventory in a fire in December just before the year-end physical…

A: Formula: Amount of loss = Ending inventory - Undamaged inventory - Net realizable value of damaged…

Q: A fire destroyed a warehouse of the Goren Group, Inc., on May 4, 2021. Accounting records on that…

A: Cost of Goods sold = Sales - Gross profit =$8,200,000-8,200,000*20%  = $6,560,000

Q: In its second year of operation, Painter Inc. noticed possible theft of its inventories. It gathered…

A: Answer: $308,380 EXPLANATION : YEAR 1 Particular Amount (P) Purchase 1,200,000 Add: Freight…

Q: Eastman Company lost most of its inventory in a fire in December just before the year-end physical…

A: Net Purchases = Purchases for the year - Purchase returns = $290,000 - $28,000 = $262,000 Net sales…

Q: Howard's Supply Co. suffered a fire loss on April 20, 2021. The company's last physical inventory…

A: Inventory is considered as current assets of the company. It is considered as most valuable asset as…

Q: Marigold Inc.’s April 30 inventory was destroyed by the explosion of an underground oil tank.…

A: Gross Profit is profit earned on selling the goods, which is calculated by deducting Cost of goods…

Q: 9. On October 31, 2020, ABC Company reported that a flood caused severe damage to the entire…

A: Gross profit means the difference between the sale revenue and cost of production. Sale means the…

Q: Adams Corporation estimates that it lost $75,000 in inventory from a recent flood. The following…

A: Ratio analysis is a method of measuring the financial position of the organization with different…

Q: A fire destroyed a warehouse of the Goren Group, Inc., on May 4, 2016. Accounting records on that…

A: Gross Profit Method: Under this method, the beginning inventory is added to the net purchases…

Q: Mushroom Inc. had an explosion in its plan that destroyed most of its inventory. Its records show…

A: Given: Beginning inventory =$40000Purchases =$480000Sales =$620000gross profit=25%Sale of damaged…

Q: Using the gross profit method, the estimated ending inventory destroyed by fire is a. £34,000. b.…

A: Given information is: Sales = £600000 Percentage markup on cost  = 66.67% Then Cost of goods sold =…

Q: On February 26, a hurricane destroyed the entire inventory stored in a warehouse owned by the…

A: The gross profit approach is a method of determining the volume of finishing inventory in a given…

Q: Swifty Corporation’s April 30 inventory was destroyed by fire. January 1 inventory was $159,400, and…

A: The cost of goods sold represents the total cost of the goods that are required in the production…

Q: The following information is available for October for Decko Company. Beginning inventory…

A:

Q: Determine the inventory loss as a result of the fire, using the gross profit method. (Round answer…

A: Calculation of average Gross Profit Margin

Q: How much is the net income (net loss) during 2020?

A: Net income is  company's total profits after deducting all business expenses.

Q: Blue Spruce Corporation's March 31 inventory was destroyed by fire. January 1 inventory was…

A: We assume that all the inventory of 31 March was destryed by the fire.

Q: On June 19, 20X0, a fire destroyed the entire uninsured merchandise inventory of the ABC…

A: Sales revenue is calculated as sum of cost of inventory and mark up value. Net sales is calculated…

Q: On April 10, 2022, fire damaged the office and warehouse of Sheffield Company. Most of the…

A: Cash sales / purchases are where cash is out-rightly paid or received  Credit sales / purchases on…

Q: On 1 September 20x6, a business had inventory of $380,000. During the month, sales totalled $650,000…

A: We have the following information: Opening Inventory: $380,000 Sales: $650,000 Purchases: $480,000…

Q: The inventory of Marshall's Merchandise Company was destroyed by fire on June 1. From an ex-…

A: Income statement: This statement shows the income earned and loss incurred by the organization in…

Q: estimated cost of merchandise inventory destroyed by fire

A: Cost of goods sold = (Sales - Sales Return & Allowance) * (100% - Gross Profit Rate) Given that,…

Q: On June 19, 20X0, a fire destroyed a fraction of the uninsured merchandise inventory of the ABC…

A:

Q: n September 30, 2020, a fire destroyed most of merchandise inventory of Karrie Company. All goods…

A: solution : step 1 first let us calculate average gross profit of past three years total sale =…

Q: On October 31, 2010, a flood at Pamela Company’s only warehouse caused severe damage to its entire…

A: Cost of goods sold:- It refers to the direct cost of producing the goods sold by a company. This…

Q: The financial records of DISGRASYA Inc. were destroyed by fire at the end of 2020. Selected…

A: Income statement:   It is a financial statement that calculates the net income generated by the…

Q: . Nectarine Company lost most of its inventory in a fire in December, 2021, just before the year-…

A: The question is related to calculation of loss as a result of fire. We will first calculate the…

Q: On 1st Nov 2020, a business had inventory of $380,000. During the month,  sales totalled $650,000…

A: Data given: Opening inventory = $380,000 Purchase during the month= $480,000 Sales during the month…

Q: The financial records of Dream Inc. were destroyed by fire at the end of 2020. Selected information…

A:

Q: BBM Company lost most of its inventory in a fire in December, 2021, just before the year-end…

A: Gross profit ratio = Gross profit / Sales where, Gross profit = Sales - Cost of goods sold

Q: The financial records of AGRIGASYA Inc. were destroyed by fire at the end of 2020. Selected…

A: Income statement: It is a financial statement that calculates the net income generated by the…

Q: On June 30, a fire destroyed Intense Company's entire inventory. The inventory on January 1 totaled…

A: Cost of goods sold = P7800000 × 70%       =   P5460000

Q: Riverbed Inc.’s April 30 inventory was destroyed by the explosion of an underground oil tank.…

A: The ending inventory is the inventory that is left unsold in the business.

Q: A fire in July, just before the year-end physical inventory, destroyed the majority of GH…

A: Cost of goods sold means cost incurred for the purpose of sales of goods. Gross profit is the sales…

Q: California Inc., through no fault of its own, lost an entire plant due to an earthquake on May 1,…

A: Inventory can be calculated by deducting the cost of goods sold from a total beginning inventory and…

Q: On 1 September 20X6, a business had inventory of $380,000. During the month, sales totalled…

A: We have the following information On 1 September 20X6, a business had inventory of $380,000 During…

Q: On August 31, a flood at Lordgin Company's only warehouse caused severe damage to its entire…

A: Solution: Gross profit for 8 months = Net sales * 25% = P5,200,000 * 25% = P1,300,000

Q: California Inc., through no fault of its own, lost an entire plant due to an earthquake on May 1,…

A: COGS % = 1 - Gross profit% Cost of goods available for sale = Beginning inventory + purchases Ending…

Inventory Valuation

Before discussing the topic inventory valuation let’s discuss the meaning of inventory. In accounting, inventory is also known as stock. Inventory means all the finished goods, materials, merchandise that a business holds for the purpose of selling it in the market with the motive of earning profit.