On June 17,it Was Discovered That a Material Amount of Inventory

question 15

Essay

On June 17,it was discovered that a material amount of inventory had been stolen.A physical count discloses that $55,000 of merchandise was on hand as of June 17.The following additional data is available from the accounting records:

Records indicate that the company's gross profit has averaged 40 percent of selling prices.
Required:
Estimate the amount of loss due to theft.

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