Answer:
The amount of inventory destroyed in the tornado is $105,700
Explanation:
We know that,
Beginning inventory + purchase of inventory + Gross profit = Sales + ending inventory
$228,350 + $199,400 + $322,050 = $644,100 + ending inventory
$749,800 = $644,100 + ending inventory
So, the ending inventory equals to
= $749,800 - $644,100
= $105,700
The gross profit equals to
= Gross profit percentage × sales
= 50% × $644,100
= $322,050
The inventory is destroyed so we assume the ending inventory is destroyed which equal to $105,700