Question

Hull Company reported the following income statement information for the current year: Sales $ 423,000 Cost of goods sold: Beginning inventory $ 151,500 Cost of goods purchased 286,000 Cost of goods available for sale 437,500 Ending inventory 157,000 Cost of goods sold 280,500 Gross profit $ 142,500 The beginning inventory balance is correct. However, the ending inventory figure was overstated by $33,000. Given this information, the correct gross profit would be:

Answer 1

$109,500

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculation to determine the correct gross profit would be:

Sales $ 423,000

Less: Corrected Cost of goods sold:($313,500)

(280,500 + $33,000)

Gross Profit $109,500

Therefore the correct gross profit would be:$109,500