In: Accounting
The records of Earthly Goods provided the following information
for the year ended December 31, 2020.
| At Cost | At Retail | |||||
| January 1 beginning inventory | $ | 466,350 | $ | 922,150 | ||
| Purchases | 3,184,200 | 6,393,700 | ||||
| Purchase returns | 51,800 | 118,350 | ||||
| Sales | 5,485,700 | |||||
| Sales returns | 44,100 | |||||
Required:
1. Prepare an estimate of the company’s year-end inventory
by the retail method. (Round all calculations to two
decimal places.)
Under the assumption the company took a year-end physical
inventory at marked selling prices that totalled $1,674,800,
prepare a schedule showing the store’s loss from theft or other
causes at cost and at retail.
| Inventory at retail | ||
| Particulars | Amount | |
| Sales | 5,485,700 | |
| Markups | - | |
| Returns | (44,100) | |
| Net sales | 5,441,600 | |
| Cost | Retail | |
| Beginning inventory | 466,350 | 922,150 |
| Purchases | 3,184,200 | 6,393,700 |
| Returns | (51,800) | (118,350) |
| Inventory available | 3,598,750 | 7,197,500 |
| Less: sales | (5,441,600) | |
| Ending inventory at retail | 1,755,900 | |
| Less: physical balance | (1,674,800) | |
| Inventory los | 81,100 | |
| × Cost/ Retail ratio | 50.000% | |
| Loss from theft | 40,550.00 |
Ending invnetory at retail is 1,755,900
Loss from theft is 40,550