Which of the following is not a step in the retail inventory method process? a.Compute the cost of goods available for sale. b.Compute the ending inventory at retail by subtracting sales at retail from goods available for sale at retail. c.Estimate the cost of the ending inventory by multiplying the ending inventory at retail by the cost-to-retail ratio. d.Compute the cost-to-retail ratio.

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Inventory Valuation

Before discussing the topic inventory valuation let’s discuss the meaning of inventory. In accounting, inventory is also known as stock. Inventory means all the finished goods, materials, merchandise that a business holds for the purpose of selling it in the market with the motive of earning profit.