In: Accounting
Almaden Valley Variety Store uses the retail inventory method to
estimate ending inventory and cost of goods sold. Data for 2021 are
as follows:
Almaden Valley Variety Store uses the retail inventory method to
estimate ending inventory and cost of goods sold. Data for 2021 are
as follows:
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.Retail
Beginning inventory . . . . . . . . . . . $ 22,000 . . . . . . $30,000
Purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,600 . . . . . . 175,000
Freight-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2500
Less: Purchase returns . . . . . . . . . . . . (4,500) . . . . . . . (12,000)
Add: Net markups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,000
Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132600.. . . . . . .204,000
132600 / 204,000 = 65% cost-to-retail ratio
Less: Net markdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (8,000)
Less: Normal spoilage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(5,200)
Less: Net sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(162,000)
Ending Inventory at Retail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,800
Ending Inventory at Cost 28,800 x 65% . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18720
COGS 132600 - 18720 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113880