In: Accounting
For a recent year, Best Buy reported sales of $40,339.Its gross profit was $9,047 million.What was the amount of Best Buy's cost of merchandise sold
The cost of goods sold reflects the expenses incurred for the inventory that the company sold over a given time period. The following is its mathematical representation.
Cost of merchandise sold = Net sales - Gross profit
Calculation of cost of merchandise sold for company
Net sales = $40,339 million
Gross profit = $9,047 million
Cost of merchandise sold = Net sales - Gross profit
= $40,339 million - $9,047 million
= $31,292 million
Therefore, cost of merchandise sold for the company is $31,292 million