Belrose Co. uses the retail inventory method to estimate its inventory for interim statement purposes. Data relating to the computation of the inventory at July 31, 2018, are as follows:                                                                     Cost                      Retail     Inventory, 2/1/18                                       $   200,000            $   250,000 Purchases                                                   1,000,000              1,575,000 Markups, net                                                                              175,000 Sales                                                                                      1,750,000 Estimated normal shoplifting losses                                                20,000 Markdowns, net                                                                           110,000 Under the lower-of-cost-or-net realizable value method, Belrose’s estimated inventory at July 31, 2018 is $

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Belrose Co. uses the retail inventory method to estimate its inventory for interim statement purposes. Data relating to the computation of the inventory at July 31, 2018, are as follows:

                                                                    Cost                      Retail    

Inventory, 2/1/18                                       $   200,000            $   250,000

Purchases                                                   1,000,000              1,575,000

Markups, net                                                                              175,000

Sales                                                                                      1,750,000

Estimated normal shoplifting losses                                                20,000

Markdowns, net                                                                           110,000

Under the lower-of-cost-or-net realizable value method, Belrose’s estimated inventory at July 31, 2018 is $

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