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Question - John brown is a trader in sweet foods. An accident at the shop at June 30, 2019 resulted in the loss of a portion of the closing stock. The amount recovered was valued at $25,000
The following information was available
a. Balances as at June 1 2019
Stock 96,700
Debtors 20,000
Creditors 17,500
b. Cashbook summary
Receipts from debtors 140,000
Cash sales 85,600
Cash Purchases 87,200
Payments to creditors 85,000
c. Balances as at June 30, 2019
Debtors 82,400
Creditors 41,000
Given that goods are marked up at 25%,
Required - Determine the following
a. Total sales
b. Total purchases
c. Draft the income statement to determine the total value of the closing stock.