Answer:
$441,000
Explanation:
The computation of the cost of merchandise sold is shown below:
Cost of merchandise sold = Opening inventory + net purchase - ending inventory
where,
Opening inventory = $14,500
Net purchase is
= $475,000 - $15,000 - $9,000 + $7,000
= $458,000
And, the ending inventory is $31,500
So, the cost of merchandise sold is
= $14,500 + $458,000 - $31,500
= $441,000
