An accountant has established that the gross profit margin for a sole trader business who does not keep records is 20% and that opening and closing inventories were GH 700 and Gh 1,200 respectively . If the purchases during the year amounted to Gh 23,500.  What is the sales for the year .

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An accountant has established that the gross profit margin for a sole trader business who does not keep records is 20% and that opening and closing inventories were GH 700 and Gh 1,200 respectively . If the purchases during the year amounted to Gh 23,500. 

What is the sales for the year .

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