The records for the Clothing Department of Sheffield's Discount Store are summarized below for the month of January. Inventory, January 1: at retail $24,900; at cost $17,200 Purchases in January: at retail $139,300; at cost $85,588 Freight-in: $6,900 Purchase returns: at retail $3,100; at cost $2,400 Transfers in from suburban branch: at retail $12,800; at cost $9,000 Net markups: $7,800 Net markdowns: $3,900 Inventory losses due to normal breakage, etc.: at retail $400 Sales revenue at retail: $96,100 Sales returns: $2,300 (a) ✓ Your answer is correct. Compute the inventory for this department as of January 31, at retail prices. Ending inventory at retail $ 83600 (b) eTextbook and Media * Your answer is incorrect. Compute the ending inventory using lower-of-average-cost-or-market. Ending inventory at lower-of-average-cost-or-market $ 53760 Attempts: 3 of 5 used
The records for the Clothing Department of Sheffield's Discount Store are summarized below for the month of January. Inventory, January 1: at retail $24,900; at cost $17,200 Purchases in January: at retail $139,300; at cost $85,588 Freight-in: $6,900 Purchase returns: at retail $3,100; at cost $2,400 Transfers in from suburban branch: at retail $12,800; at cost $9,000 Net markups: $7,800 Net markdowns: $3,900 Inventory losses due to normal breakage, etc.: at retail $400 Sales revenue at retail: $96,100 Sales returns: $2,300 (a) ✓ Your answer is correct. Compute the inventory for this department as of January 31, at retail prices. Ending inventory at retail $ 83600 (b) eTextbook and Media * Your answer is incorrect. Compute the ending inventory using lower-of-average-cost-or-market. Ending inventory at lower-of-average-cost-or-market $ 53760 Attempts: 3 of 5 used
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Transcribed Image Text:The records for the Clothing Department of Sheffield's Discount Store are summarized below for the month of January.
Inventory, January 1: at retail $24,900; at cost $17,200
Purchases in January: at retail $139,300; at cost $85,588
Freight-in: $6,900
Purchase returns: at retail $3,100; at cost $2,400
Transfers in from suburban branch: at retail $12,800; at cost $9,000
Net markups: $7,800
Net markdowns: $3,900
Inventory losses due to normal breakage, etc.: at retail $400
Sales revenue at retail: $96,100
Sales returns: $2,300
(a)
✓ Your answer is correct.
Compute the inventory for this department as of January 31, at retail prices.
Ending inventory at retail
$
83600
(b)
eTextbook and Media
× Your answer is incorrect.
Compute the ending inventory using lower-of-average-cost-or-market.
Ending inventory at lower-of-average-cost-or-market
$
53760
Attempts: 3 of 5 used
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