Lucent Technology Maintains a Gross Margin of 40% on All

question 8

Multiple Choice

Lucent Technology maintains a gross margin of 40% on all of its merchandise. In April the company had a beginning inventory of $518,700, net purchases of $312,400, and net sales of $750,400. Use the gross profit method to estimate the cost of ending inventory as of March 31.

• A) $380,860
• B) $329,940
• C) $120,000
• D) $156,160

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