Question

Royal Gorge Company uses the gross profit method to estimate ending inventory and cost of goods sold when preparing monthly financial statements required by its bank. Inventory on hand at the end of October was $59,100. The following information for the month of November was available from company records:

Purchases	$	116,000
Freight-in		3,600
Sales		210,000
Sales returns		8,000
Purchases returns		7,000

In addition, the controller is aware of $11,000 of inventory that was stolen during November from one of the company's warehouses.

Required:
1. Calculate the estimated inventory at the end of November, assuming a gross profit ratio of 35%.
2. Calculate the estimated inventory at the end of November, assuming a markup on cost of 100%.

Calculate the estimated inventory at the end of November, assuming a gross profit ratio of 35%.

	Beginning inventory Plus: Net purchases Freight-in Cost of goods available for sale 0 Less: Cost of goods sold: Net sales Less: Estimated gross profit Estimated cost of goods sold 0 Estimated cost of inventory before theft 0 Less: Stolen inventory Estimated ending inventory $0

Calculate the estimated inventory at the end of November, assuming a markup on cost of 100%.

	Beginning inventory Plus: Net purchases Freight-in Cost of goods available for sale 0 Less: Cost of goods sold: Net sales Less: Estimated gross profit Estimated cost of goods sold 0 Estimated cost of inventory before theft 0 Less: Stolen inventory Estimated ending inventory $0

Answer 1

Answer of part 1:

Answer of Part 2:

Gross Profit, % of Sales = Gross Profit, % of Cost / (100% + Gross Profit, % of Cost)
Gross Profit, % of Sales = 100% / (100% + 100%)
Gross Profit, % of Sales = 100% / 200%
Gross Profit, % of Sales = 50%