McGriff requires an estimate of the cost of goods lost by fire on March 9....

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McGriff requires an estimate of the cost of goods lost by fire on March 9.
Merchandise on hand on January 1 was $60,000.
Purchases since January 1 were $260,000,freight-in $5,000
purchase returns and allowances, ,$8,000. Sales are made at ,16%
above cost and totaled ,350,000 to March 9. Goods costing $10,500
were left undamaged by the fire; remaining goods were destroyed.
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(a) Compute the cost of goods destroyed.
(b) Compute the cost of goods destroyed, assuming that the gross profit is
20% of sales.
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