Reference no: EM132708856
The CEBU BRANCH of MOCHI Company is billed for merchandise by the home office at 20 percent (20%) above cost. The branch in turn prices merchandise for sale purposes at 25 percent (25%) above billed price.
On January 25 all of the branch merchandise is destroyed by fire. No insurance was maintained. Branch accounts show the following information:
Inventory, Jan 1, 173,000
Sales Returns, 30,000
Shipments from Home Office (Jan 1-25), 200,000
Sales Discounts, 30,000
Sales 350,000.
Problem 1: What is the cost of the merchandise destroyed by fire?
Option 1: 114,375
Option 2: 97,500
Option 3: 99,500
Option 4: 110,833