Financial Accounting (5th Edition) (What's New in Accounting)
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Author: Robert Kemp, Jeffrey Waybright
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Chapter 5, Problem 46AP
Estimating ending inventory (Learning Objective 7) 15-20 min.
Gallinger Enterprises, Inc., lost its entire inventory in a hurricane that occurred on May 31, 2018. Over the past five years, gross profit has averaged 38 percent of net sales. The company’s records reveal the following data for the month of May:
| Beginning Inventory | $ 38,212 |
| Net Purchases | 364,735 |
| Net Sales | 576,300 |
Requirements
- 1. Estimate the May 31 inventory, using the gross profit method.
- 2. Prepare the May income statement through gross profit for Gallinger Enterprises, Inc.
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