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A substantial portion of inventory owned by Prentiss Sporting Goods was recently destroyed when the roof collapsed during a rainstorm. Prentiss also lost some of its accounting records. Prentiss must estimate the loss from the storm for insurance reporting and financial statement purposes. Prentiss uses the periodic inventory system. The following accounting information was recovered from the damaged records:Beginning inventory $ 204,300 Purchases to date of storm 398,800 Sales to date of storm 600,900 The value of undamaged inventory counted was $134,725. Historically, Prentiss’s gross margin percentage has been approximately 25 percent of sales.RequiredEstimate the following:a. Gross margin in dollars.b. Cost of goods sold in dollars.c. Ending inventory.d. Amount of lost inventory.

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Answer:a) $150,225b) $450,675c) $152,425d) $17,700Step-by-step explanation:Given:Beginning inventory = $204,300 Purchases to date of storm = $398,800 Sales to date of storm = $600,900The value of undamaged inventory counted = $134,725Prentiss’s gross margin percentage = 25% of salesa) Now, Gross margin = Sales × Gross margin percentage = $600,900 × 25% = $150,225GROSS MARGIN ( DOLLARS)= 113506 b) Cost of goods sold = Sales - Gross margin = $600,900 - $150,225= $450,675 c) Ending inventory = Beginning inventory + purchase - Cost of goods sold = $204,300  + $398,800  - $450,675= $152,425d) Amount of lost inventory = Ending inventory - Undamaged inventory = $152,425 - $134,725 = $17,700