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Ernst Equipment Co. wants to prepare interim financial statements for the first quarter. The company?

The company

wishes to avoid making a physical count of inventory. Ernst’s gross profit rate averages 30%. The

following information for the first quarter is available from its records:

January 1 beginning inventory . . . . . . . $ 752,880

Cost of goods purchased . . . . . . . . . . . 2,159,630

Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,710,250

Sales returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,200

January 1 beginning inventory . . . . . . . $ 0

Cost of goods sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,052

March 31 ending inventory . . . . . . . . . 704

Check Estim.

Use the gross profit method to estimate the company’s first quarter ending inventory

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  • Sandy
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Would you like to check your question again? You have 2 beginning inventory at Jan. 1. I think you've merged 2 exercises together.

    January 1 beginning inventory . . . . . . . $ 752,880

    January 1 beginning inventory . . . . . . . $ 0

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