The records of Alaska Company provide the following information for the year ended December 31 At Cost $ 472,950 2,843,512 At Retail $ 928,750 6,280,950 5,511,700 46,200 Beginning inventory, January 1 Cost of goods purchased Sales Sales returns Required: 1. Use the retail inventory method to estimate the company's year-end inventory at cost 2. A year-end physical inventory at retail prices yields a total inventory of $1,691,800 Prepare a calculation showing the company's loss from shrinkage at cost and at retail
The records of Alaska Company provide the following information for the year ended December 31 At Cost $ 472,950 2,843,512 At Retail $ 928,750 6,280,950 5,511,700 46,200 Beginning inventory, January 1 Cost of goods purchased Sales Sales returns Required: 1. Use the retail inventory method to estimate the company's year-end inventory at cost 2. A year-end physical inventory at retail prices yields a total inventory of $1,691,800 Prepare a calculation showing the company's loss from shrinkage at cost and at retail
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Transcribed Image Text:The records of Alaska Company provide the following information for the year ended December 31
At Retail
Beginning inventory, January 1
Cost of goods purchased
Sales
Sales returns
Required:
1. Use the retail inventory method to estimate the company's year-end inventory at cost.
2. A year-end physical inventory at retail prices yields a total inventory of $1,691,800. Prepare a calculation showing the company's
loss from shrinkage at cost and at retail
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Beginning inventory
Cost of goods purchased
Required 1 Required 2
Use the retail inventory method to estimate the company's year-end inventory at cost.
Note: Round your ratio calculations to 2 decimal places. (L.e. 10.15%)
Not sales at retail
At Cost
$ 472,950
2,843,512
S
$
$.928,750
6,280,950
5,511,700
46,200
At Cost
472.950
2.843,512)
3,316,462
Cost-to-Retail
Ratio
At Retail
S
928,750
6,280,950
$ 7,209,700
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Transcribed Image Text:Required:
1. Use the retail inventory method to estimate the company's year-end inventory at cost.
2. A year-end physical inventory at retail prices yields a total inventory of $1,691,800. Prepare a calculation showing the company's
loss from shrinkage at cost and at retail.
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Required 1 Required 2
A year-end physical inventory at retail prices yields a total inventory of $1,691,800. Prepare a calculation showing the
company's loss from shrinkage at cost and at retail.
Note: Round your ratio calculations to 2 decimal places. (.e. 10.15%)
ALASKA COMPANY
Inventory Shortage
December 31
Estimated inventory
Physical inventory
Inventory shortage
At Cost
At Retail
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