The Kansas Company provided the following data for its December 31, 2004, inventory maintained on the retail basis.                                                              At Cost                At Retail Beginning inventory                             $104,000             $224,000 Purchases                                                280,000              396,000 Markups (net)                                                                      20,000 Markdowns (net)                                                               (40,000) Sales                                                                                  520,000 What is the estimated inventory at December 31, 2004, valued at lower of average cost or market? a. $53,333 b. $75,000 c. $56,000 d. $48,000 please show work:  Cost to retail ratio = (104,000 + 280,000) / (224,000 + 396,000 + 20,000) = 0.6 Estimated cost of EI = ____ * 0.6 = ?

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The Kansas Company provided the following data for its December 31, 2004, inventory
maintained on the retail basis.
                                                             At Cost                At Retail
Beginning inventory                             $104,000             $224,000
Purchases                                                280,000              396,000
Markups (net)                                                                      20,000
Markdowns (net)                                                               (40,000)
Sales                                                                                  520,000


What is the estimated inventory at December 31, 2004, valued at lower of average cost or market?


a. $53,333
b. $75,000
c. $56,000
d. $48,000

please show work: 

Cost to retail ratio

= (104,000 + 280,000) / (224,000 + 396,000 + 20,000) = 0.6

Estimated cost of EI = ____ * 0.6 = ?

 

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