In: Accounting
The following information is available for the past month for a
retail store:
| Sales | $87,000 | 
| Markups | $9,000 | 
| Markdowns | $9,000 | 
| Purchases (at cost) | $38,800 | 
| Purchases (at retail) | $107,000 | 
| Beginning inventory (at cost) | $30,000 | 
| Beginning inventory (at retail) | $48,186 | 
  
What is the ending inventory at cost using the conventional retail
method?
| 
 $38,870  | 
||
| 
 $164,186  | 
||
| 
 $78,000  | 
||
| 
 $28,570  | 
Answer: $28,570
Explanation
| Computation of the ending inventory at cost | |||
| by the conventional retail inventory method. | |||
| Cost ($) | Retail ($) | ||
| Beginning Inventory | 30,000.00 | 48,186.00 | |
| Net Purchases | 38,800.00 | 107,000.00 | |
| Totals | 68,800.00 | 155,186.00 | |
| Add: Net markups | - | 9,000.00 | |
| 68,800.00 | 164,186.00 | ||
| Deduct: Net markdowns | - | 9,000.00 | |
| Sales price of goods available | 68,800.00 | 155,186.00 | |
| Deduct: Net sales | - | 87,000.00 | |
| Ending inventory | 68,800.00 | 68,186.00 | |
| Cost-to-retail ratio =68,800 / 164,186 = 41.90% | |||
| Ending inventory at cost =68,186 * 41.90% = $28.570 |