A Company That Has Operated with a 30% Average Gross

Multiple Choice

A company that has operated with a 30% average gross profit ratio for a number of years had $100,000 in sales during the first quarter of this year.If it began the quarter with $18,000 of inventory at cost and purchased $72,000 of inventory during the quarter,its estimated ending inventory using the gross profit method is:

A) $30,000
B) $21,000
C) $20,000
D) $18,000
E) $27,000