Answer:
purchases = 160000
Explanation:
given data
beginning inventory = $140,000
amount of inventory on hand = $80,000
net sales = $400,000
gross profit rate = 40%
solution
we first Computation of cost of goods sold hat is
Gross profit rate = × 100
= = =
= 100 Gross profit = 16000000
so
Gross profit = 160000
and
Cost of goods sold is = sales - gross profit
so
Cost of goods sold = 400000 - 160000
Cost of goods sold = 240000
and
Cost of goods sold = opening inventory + purchases - closing inventory
so put here value
240000 = 140000 + purchases - 60000
so purchases = 160000