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Crane Company uses the gross profit method to estimate inventory for monthly reporting purposes. Presented below is information for the month of May.
Inventory, May 1 $ 162,000
Purchases (gross) 637,500
Freight-in 28,600
Sales revenue 1,031,100
Sales returns 69,600
Purchase discounts 11,500
(a) Compute the estimated inventory at May 31, assuming that the gross profit is 30% of sales.
(b) Compute the estimated inventory at May 31, assuming that the gross profit is 30% of cost.