Wildhorse Company reported the following information for November and December 2022.     November   December Cost of goods purchased   $538,000     $ 603,000   Inventory, beginning-of-month   126,000     171,000   Inventory, end-of-month   171,000     ????   Net sales   850,000     1,000,000   Wildhorse’s ending inventory at December 31 was destroyed in a fire.     Compute the gross profit rate for November. (Round answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 15%.) Gross profit rate   enter the Gross profit rate in percentages %   Using the gross profit rate for November, determine the estimated cost of inventory lost in the fire. (Round answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 1,250.) Estimated cost of ending inventory   $enter the Estimated cost of ending inventory in percentages

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Wildhorse Company reported the following information for November and December 2022.

   
November
 
December
Cost of goods purchased
  $538,000     $ 603,000  
Inventory, beginning-of-month
  126,000     171,000  
Inventory, end-of-month
  171,000     ????  
Net sales
  850,000     1,000,000  

Wildhorse’s ending inventory at December 31 was destroyed in a fire.
 
 
Compute the gross profit rate for November. (Round answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 15%.)

Gross profit rate  
enter the Gross profit rate in percentages
%
 

Using the gross profit rate for November, determine the estimated cost of inventory lost in the fire. (Round answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 1,250.)


Estimated cost of ending inventory  
$enter the Estimated cost of ending inventory in percentages 
 
 
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