Jam Company uses the retail inventory method to estimate its inventory for interim statement purposes.  Data relating to the computation of the inventory at December 31, 2011 are as follows:                                                             COST                RETAIL Inventory, January 1                           720,000             1,000,000 Purchases                                         4,080,000            6,300,000 Markup                                                                            700,000 Markdown                                                                        500,000 Sales                                                                              5,900,000 Estimated normal shoplifting losses                                 100,000   Under the AVERAGE COST RETAIL METHOD, what is the estimated cost of inventory on December 31, 2011?

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Jam Company uses the retail inventory method to estimate its inventory for interim statement purposes.  Data relating to the computation of the inventory at December 31, 2011 are as follows:

                                                            COST                RETAIL

Inventory, January 1                           720,000             1,000,000

Purchases                                         4,080,000            6,300,000

Markup                                                                            700,000

Markdown                                                                        500,000

Sales                                                                              5,900,000

Estimated normal shoplifting losses                                 100,000

 

Under the AVERAGE COST RETAIL METHOD, what is the estimated cost of inventory on December 31, 2011? 

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