Question

Ballard Company uses the perpetual inventory system. The company purchased $16,000 of merchandise from Andes Company under the terms 2/10, net/30. Ballard paid for the merchandise within 10 days and also paid $500 freight to obtain the goods under terms FOB shipping point. All of the merchandise purchased was sold for $30,000 cash. What is the amount of gross margin that resulted from these business events?

Answer 1

$13,820

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the amount of gross margin is shown below:

As we know that

Gross profit = Sales revenue - cost of goods sold

where,

Sales revenue = $30,000

And, the cost of goods sold

= Purchase value - purchase discount + freight charges

= $16,000 - $16,000 × 2% + $500

= $16,000 - $320 + $500

= $16,180

So, the amount of the gross margin is

= $30,000 - $16,180

= $13,820