Intermediate Accounting
Intermediate Accounting
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259722660
Author: J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.8E
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Gross Profit Method: Under this method, the beginning inventory is added to the net purchases during the period which results in the goods available for sale. Then, the estimated cost of goods sold is deducted from the goods available for sale to estimate the ending inventory.

To Estimate: the cost of the inventory destroyed in the flood using the gross profit method.

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Intermediate Accounting

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