Astaire 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 $160,000
Purchases (gross) 640,000
Freight-in 30,000
Sales 1,000,000
Sales returns 70,000
Purchase discounts 12,000
(a) Compute the estimated inventory at May 31, assuming that the gross profit is 25% of sales.
(b) Compute the estimated inventory at May 31, assuming that the gross profit is 25% of cost.