The Sherri’s Retail Shop uses the FIFO retail inventory method to determine its ending inventory. The accounting records for the current year for Sherri’s contained the following information:   Cost Retail Purchases $225,000 $362,250 Beginning inventory 55,000 73,000 Sales   385,750 Net markups   32,500 Net markdowns   19,750 Employee discounts   12,500 ​ What is the cost-to-retail percentage to be used for ending inventory calculations?   a.  59.9%   b.  60.0%   c.  62.1%   d.  62.5%

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The Sherri’s Retail Shop uses the FIFO retail inventory method to determine its ending inventory. The accounting records for the current year for Sherri’s contained the following information:

 

Cost

Retail

Purchases

$225,000

$362,250

Beginning inventory

55,000

73,000

Sales

 

385,750

Net markups

 

32,500

Net markdowns

 

19,750

Employee discounts

 

12,500

What is the cost-to-retail percentage to be used for ending inventory calculations?

 

a. 

59.9%

 

b. 

60.0%

 

c. 

62.1%

 

d. 

62.5%

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