Tarpley & Underwood
Selected Data from the Financial Statements for Tarpley

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Tarpley & Underwood
Selected data from the financial statements for Tarpley & Underwood are presented below:
$\begin{array}{ll}\text { Net sales } & \$ 170,000 \\\text { Cost of goods sold } & 136,000 \\\text { Selling, general, \& administrative expenses } & 63,000 \\\text { Other operating expenses } & 600 \\\text { Income tax expense } & 3,000 \\\text { Beginning inventory } & 13,000 \\\text { Ending inventory } & 11,000 \\\text { Ending retained earnings } & 39,000\end{array}$
-Refer to the information presented for Tarpley & Underwood.What is the gross profit ratio?

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