Question

On April 15, 2018, fire damaged the office and warehouse of Stanislaw Corporation. The only accounting record saved was the general ledger, from which the balance sheet data below was prepared. STANISLAW CORPORATION MARCH 31, 2018 Dr. Cr. Cash \( 20,000 Accounts receivable 40,000 Inventory, December 31, 2017 75,000 Land 35,000 Buildings 110,000 Accumulated depreciation \) 41,300 Equipment 3,600 Accounts payable 23,700 Other accrued expenses 10,200 Common stock 100,000 Retained earnings 52,000 Sales revenue 135,000 Purchases 52,000 Miscellaneous expense 26,600 . \(362,200 \)362,200The following data and information have been gathered. 1. The fiscal year of the corporation ends on December 31. 2. An examination of the April bank statement and canceled checks revealed that checks written during the period April 1–15 totaled \(13,000: \)5,700 paid to accounts payable as of March 31, \(3,400 for April merchandise shipments, and \)3,900 paid for other expenses. Deposits during the same period amounted to \(12,950, which consisted of receipts on account from customers with the exception of a \)950 refund from a vendor for merchandise returned in April. 3. Correspondence with suppliers revealed unrecorded obligations at April 15 of \(15,600 for April merchandise shipments, including \)2,300 for shipments in transit (f.o.b. shipping point) on that date. 4. Customers acknowledged indebtedness of \(46,000 at April 15, 2018. It was also estimated that customers owed another \)8,000 that will never be acknowledged or recovered. Of the acknowledged indebtedness, \(600 will probably be uncollectible. 5. The companies insuring the inventory agreed that the corporation’s fire-loss claim should be based on the assumption that the overall gross profit rate for the past 2 years was in effect during the current year. The corporation’s audited financial statements disclosed this information: Year Ended December 31 2017 2016 Net sales \)530,000 \(390,000 Net purchases 280,000 235,000 Beginning inventory 50,000 66,000 Ending inventory 75,000 50,000 6. Inventory with a cost of \)7,000 was salvaged and sold for $3,500. The balance of the inventory was a total loss. Instructions Prepare a schedule computing the amount of inventory fire loss. The supporting schedule of the computation of the gross profit should be in good form.

Short answer

Inventory by fire loss is $50,700.

Step-by-step solution

Calculation of gross profit percentage

The gross profit percentage is calculated as follows:

Net sales 2016		$390,000
Net sales 2017		530,000
Total net sales		$920,000
Beginning inventory	$66,000
Net purchases 2016	235,000
Net purchases 2017	280,000
Cost of goods available	$581,000
Less: Ending inventory 2017	75,000	$506,000
Gross Profit		$414,000
Gross profit percentage ($414,000 / $920,000)		45%

Calculation of fire loss on inventory

The fire loss amount is calculated as follows:

Computation of Inventory Fire Loss
Inventory			$75,000
Purchases			52,000
April merchandise			3.400
Unrecorded purchases			15,600
Less: Shipment in transit		$2,300	$146,000
Goods returned		950	3,250
Cost of goods available for sale			$142,750
Less: Cost of sales estimated
Sales		135,000
Receivables acknowledged	$46,000
Receivables not acknowledged	8,000
Total	$54,000
Add: Collections ($12,950-$950)	12,000
Total	$66,000
Less: Receivables	40,000	26,000
Total Sales		$161,000
Less: Gross profit (45% x $161,000)		72,450	88,450
Estimated merchandise inventory			$54,200
Less: Salvage value			3,500
Inventory by fire loss			$50,700

Thus, inventory by fire loss is $50,700.