In: Accounting
1. Determine the ending inventory under the conventional retail
method for the furniture department of Tamarisk Department Stores
from the following data.
Cost | Retail | ||||
Inventory, Jan. 1 | $152,400 | $287,600 | |||
Purchases | 1,426,400 | 2,070,000 | |||
Freight-in | 70,900 | ||||
Markups, net | 95,900 | ||||
Markdowns, net | 46,500 | ||||
Sales revenue | 2,093,100 |
Ending inventory --> _______ |
NOTE : In conventional retail method we exclude markdowns and include net markups for calculation of the cost/retail ratio.
solution : step ;1 Calculation of Cost and retail value of goods available
Particulars | Cost | Retail |
---|---|---|
inventory, Jan. 1 | 152,400 |
287,600 |
Purchases | 1,426,400 |
2,070,000 |
Freight-in | 70,900 | |
Markups, net | 95,900 | |
Total cost | 1649700 | 2453500 |
step ;2 Calculation of Cost to retail ratio+ Cost value/ retail value=1649700/2453500=.67236(approx)
step ;3 Calculation of inventory remained
Retail cost of goods as per step 1 2453500
less:Sales revenue 2093100?
inventory remained 360500
step ;4 Calculation of value of ending Inventory as per conventional retail method
value of ending Inventory as per conventional retail method
= inventory remained as per step 3 x cost/retail ratio.
360500 x.67236 = $ 242386
thus we can say that ,the ending inventory under the conventional retail method for the furniture department of Tamarisk Department Stores is $ 242386