In: Accounting
Retail Method; Gross Profit Method
Selected data on inventory, purchases, and sales for Celebrity
Tan Co. and Ranchworks Co. are as follows:
| Cost | Retail | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celebrity Tan Co. | |||||
| Inventory, August 1 | $216,000 | $328,000 | |||
| Transactions during August | |||||
| Purchases (net) | 2,490,000 | 3,772,000 | |||
| Sales | 3,880,000 | ||||
| Ranchworks Co. | |||||
| Inventory, March 1 | $278,000 | ||||
| Transactions during March through November: | |||||
| Purchases (net) | 3,698,000 | ||||
| Sales | 6,057,000 | ||||
| Estimated gross profit rate | 38% | ||||
Required:
1. Determine the estimated cost of the inventory of Celebrity Tan Co. on August 31 by the retail method, presenting details of the computations.
| Celebrity Tan Co. | |||
| Estimated Cost of Inventory | |||
| August 31 | |||
| Cost | Retail | ||
| $ | $ | ||
| $ | $ | ||
| Ratio of cost to retail price: | % | ||
| $ | |||
| $ | |||
2a. Estimate the cost of the inventory of Ranchworks Co. on November 30 by the gross profit method, presenting details of the computations.
| Ranchworks Co. | ||
| Estimated Cost of Inventory | ||
| November 30 | ||
| Cost | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
2b. Assume that Ranchworks Co. took a physical
inventory on November 30 and discovered that $214,660 of inventory
was on hand. What was the estimated loss of inventory due to theft
or damage during March through November?
$
Solution 1:
| Celebrity Tan Company | ||
| Estimated cost of inventroy | ||
| 31-Aug | ||
| Particulars | Cost | Retail | 
| Inventory, August 1 | $216,000.00 | $328,000.00 | 
| Purchases during august | $2,490,000.00 | $3,772,000.00 | 
| Total goods available for sale | $2,706,000.00 | $4,100,000.00 | 
| Cost to retail ratio | 66.00% | |
| Sales at retail price | $3,800,000.00 | |
| Ending inventory at retail | $300,000.00 | |
| Ending inventory at Cost | $198,000.00 | |
Solution 2a:
| Ranchworks Co. | ||
| Estimated cost of inventory | ||
| 30-Nov | ||
| Particulars | Cost | |
| Inventory, August 1 | $278,000.00 | |
| Purchases during august | $3,698,000.00 | |
| Total goods available for sale | $3,976,000.00 | |
| Sales | $6,057,000.00 | |
| Gross profit rate | 38% | |
| Cost of goods sold | $3,755,340.00 | |
| Ending inventory at cost | $220,660.00 | |
Solution 2b:
Actual inventory on hand on november 30 = $214,660
Required inventory = $220,660
Estimated loss of inventory due to theft or damage during March through November = $220,660 - $214,660 = $6,000