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Ivanhoe Inc. uses the conventional retail method to determine its ending inventory at cost. Assume the beginning inventory at cost (retail) were $383500 ($584000), purchases during the current year at cost (retail) were $3208000 ($4993600), freight-in on these purchases totaled $149500, sales during the current year totaled $4466000, and net markups were $404000. What is the ending inventory value at cost? Hint: Round intermediate calculation to 3 decimal places, e.g. 0.635 and final answer to 0 decimal places.
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$1040688.
$947250.
$1515600.
$788188.
Answer: The correct answer is $947,250
Goods Available for Sale at Retail = Beginning Inventory +
Purchases + Net Markup
Goods Available for Sale at Retail = $584,000 + $4,993,600 +
$404,000
Goods Available for Sale at Retail = $5,981,600
Ending Inventory at Retail = Beginning Inventory Retail +
Purchases at Retail + Net Markups – Sales
Ending Inventory at Retail = $584,000 + $4,993,600 + $404,000 -
$4,466,000
Ending Inventory at Retail = $1,515,600
Goods Available for Sale at cost = Beginning Inventory at cost +
Purchases at cost + Freight
Goods Available for Sale at cost = $383,500 + $3,208,000 +
$149,500
Goods Available for Sale at cost = $3,741,000
Conventional Cost Ratio = Goods Available for Sale at Cost /
Goods Available for Sale at Retail
Conventional Cost Ratio = $3,741,000 / $5,981,600
Conventional Cost Ratio = 0.625
Ending Inventory at Cost = Ending Inventory at Retail *
Conventional Cost Ratio
Ending Inventory at Cost = $1,515,600 * 0.625
Ending Inventory at Cost = $947,250