Hull Company reported the following income statement information for the current year: Sales $ 413,000 Cost of goods sold: Beginning inventory $ 136,500 Cost of goods purchased 276,000 Cost of goods available for sale 412,500 Ending inventory 147,000 Cost of goods sold 265,500 Gross profit $ 147,500 The beginning inventory balance is correct. However, the ending inventory figure was overstated by $23,000. Given this information, the correct gross profit would be:

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Answer: $124,500

Explanation:

If Ending Inventory was overstated by $23,000, this means that Cost of Goods was understated by $23,000.

Actual Cost of Goods sold = 265,500 + 23,000

= $288,500

Gross profit = Sales - Cost of goods

= 413,000 - 288,000

= $124,500