Solve please

Q/- Chetan Ltd recorded the following information as on 31st ,2004

stock(1-4-03)               Rs40,000

Purchases                    Rs80,000

sales                              Rs100,000

Itis noticed that goods worth Rs30,000 were destroyed due to fire against this, insurance company accepted the claim of Rs14,000.

The company sells good at cost 33%.The value of closing inventory,after taking into account the above transation is

(A)75,000        (B)15000      (C)25000         (D)NIL

PLEASE SOLVE ABOVE QUESTION STEP BY STEP ,LET ME KNOW HOW TO SOLVE IT

what is the answer to this?

answer given in book is 15,000

the given profit % is on cost or sales?

closing inventory = 53200*+80000-1000000+14000-30000 = 17200

*profit 33% on cost = 40000+33% on 40000 = 53200

i am getting the answer 15000 but by taking profit at the rate of (100/3)%...

because if we have opening stock 40000 and purchases 80000... this implies that we have goods worth 1,20,000 which we can sell... 

now goods worth Rs. 30,000 were destroyed by fire.. and that leaves us with goods worth Rs. 90,000 to sell...

also.. if the rate of profit on sale is taken to be (100/3)%, then the rate of profit on sales will be 25%...

thus 25% of 1,00,000 is 25000...

we know selling price - profit = cost

so 1,00,000 - 25,000 = 75000..

so closing stock is 90,000 - 75,000.. that is 15,000

you get the answer a lot quicker if you solve it by making trading account.... but just check the rate of profit...

profit ratio u entered is wrong... it should be 33.33% on cost or 25 % on sales

@ piyush thats what i suggested 

@ aksh*ta..  Manish made a mistake in profit ratio.... it should be 33.33% on cost or 25% on sales

ya... i wrote the solution above.. anyways thanks...