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Grand, Inc. is a retail clothing store that uses the "Retail" method to value inventory. The following information is presented below regarding the current operations of the company:
|
Cost |
Retail |
|
| Initial Inventory |
27,000 |
45,000 |
|
Purchase |
58,000 |
116,000 |
|
Sales |
125,000 |
Determine the ending inventory valuation for the current period using the "Retail Method":
| Estimated ending inventory at cost | (36000*52.80%) | $ 19,006 |
Working:
| Particulars | Cost $ | Retail $ | Cost-to-Retail Ratio |
| Beginning inventory | $ 27,000 | $ 45,000 | |
| Gross Purchases | $ 58,000 | $ 116,000 | |
| Goods available for sale | $ 85,000 | $ 161,000 | |
| Cost-to-Retail percentage | (85000/161000) | 52.80% | |
| Less: | |||
| Gross Sales | $ (125,000) | ||
| Estimated ending inventory at retail | $ 36,000 | ||
| Estimated ending inventory at cost | (36000*52.80%) | $ 19,006 | |