A retail shop needs to estimate the cost of its ending inventory for insurance purposes. Since it is Christmas, it cannot close for a physical count of inventory. The shop uses a periodic inventory system. The insurance company will accept an estimate using the retail method. The shop owner knows the cost of opening inventory was $125,000 from the previous year-end's physical count and its selling price was $180,000. From invoices, the owner knows the cost of purchases was $100,000 and the retail selling prices totalled $260,000. Cash register receipts show that sales from the beginning of the year totalled $250,000. What is the ending inventory under the retail method (round % to the nearest whole number)?

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A retail shop needs to estimate the cost of
its ending inventory for insurance
purposes. Since it is Christmas, it cannot
close for a physical count of inventory. The
shop uses a periodic inventory system. The
insurance company will accept an estimate
using the retail method. The shop owner
knows the cost of opening inventory was
$125,000 from the previous year-end's
physical count and its selling price was
$180,000. From invoices, the owner knows
the cost of purchases was $100,000 and
the retail selling prices totalled $260,000.
Cash register receipts show that sales from
the beginning of the year totalled
$250,000.
What is the ending inventory under the
retail method (round % to the nearest
whole number)?
ANSWER
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$96,900
$190,000
$225,000
$125,000
I DON'T KNOW YET
Transcribed Image Text:A retail shop needs to estimate the cost of its ending inventory for insurance purposes. Since it is Christmas, it cannot close for a physical count of inventory. The shop uses a periodic inventory system. The insurance company will accept an estimate using the retail method. The shop owner knows the cost of opening inventory was $125,000 from the previous year-end's physical count and its selling price was $180,000. From invoices, the owner knows the cost of purchases was $100,000 and the retail selling prices totalled $260,000. Cash register receipts show that sales from the beginning of the year totalled $250,000. What is the ending inventory under the retail method (round % to the nearest whole number)? ANSWER ● ● $96,900 $190,000 $225,000 $125,000 I DON'T KNOW YET
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