Smith
Distributors, Inc., supplies ice cream shops with various toppings for
making sundaes. On November 17, 2013, a fire resulted in the loss of all
of the toppings stored in one section of the warehouse. The company
must provide its insurance company with an estimate of the amount of
inventory lost. The following information is available from the
company's accounting records:
Fruit Toppings | Marshmallow Toppings | Chocolate Toppings | |||||||
Inventory, January 1, 2013 | $ | 10,000 | $ | 6,000 | $ | 2,000 | |||
Net purchases through Nov. 17 | 100,000 | 26,000 | 11,000 | ||||||
Net sales through Nov. 17 | 150,000 | 45,000 | 19,000 | ||||||
Historical gross profit ratio | 35 | % | 40 | % | 40 | % | |||
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Required: | |
1. |
Calculate the estimated cost of each of the toppings lost in the fire.
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