46) California Inc., through no fault of its own, lost an entire plant due to an earthquake on May 1,
2018. In preparing its insurance claim on the inventory loss, the company developed the following
data: Inventory January 1, 2018, $300,000; sales and purchases from January 1, 2018, to May 1,
2018, $1,300,000 and $875,000, respectively. California consistently reports a 40% gross profit.
The estimated inventory on May 1, 2018, is:
A) $302,500.
B) $360,000.
C) $395,000.
D) $455,000.
47) Howard’s Supply Co. suffered a fire loss on April 20, 2018. The company’s last physical
inventory was taken January 30, 2018, at which time the inventory totaled $220,000. Sales from
January 30 to April 20 were $600,000 and purchases during that time were $450,000. Howard’s
consistently reports a 30% gross profit. The estimated inventory loss is:
A) $490,000.
B) $238,000.
C) $250,000.
D) None of these answer choices are correct.