A fire on 30 September 2002 destroyed some of a company’s inventory and its inventory records. The following information is available: $ Inventory 1 September 2002 318,000 Sales for September 2002 612,000 Purchases for September 2002 412,000 Inventory in good condition at 30 September 2002 214,000 Standard gross profit percentage on sales is 25% Based on this information, what is the value of the inventory lost? A $96,000 B $271,000 C $26,400 D $57,000 D Sales 612,000 Opening inventory 318,000 Purchases 412,000 730,000 less: Inventory held 214,000 516,000 Shortfall 57,000 459,000 Gross profit 25% 153,000 |