On July 5, 2021, a fire destroyed the entire inventory of Islamorada Art Warehouse. The...

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On July 5, 2021, a fire destroyed the entire inventory of Islamorada Art Warehouse. The following information is available from its accounting records, from January 1, through the date of the fire:

Inventory, January 1, 2021 $253,200
Purchases 630,000
Purchase returns 50,000
Freight-in 20,000
Sales 1,140,000
Sales returns 60,000
Normal gross margin 40%

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Compute the estimated cost of the inventory lost in the fire using the gross profit method.

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