Wildhorse Sales Company uses the retail inventory method to value its merchandise inventory. The following information is available for the current year:     Cost   Retail Beginning inventory   $ 39000   $ 54000 Purchases   280000   350000 Freight-in   3400   — Net markups   —   9400 Net markdowns   —   14500 Employee discounts   —   1000 Sales revenue   —   295000 If the ending inventory is to be valued at the lower-of-cost-or-market, what is the cost-to-retail ratio?

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Wildhorse Sales Company uses the retail inventory method to value its merchandise inventory. The following information is available for the current year:

   

Cost

 

Retail

Beginning inventory  

$ 39000

 

$ 54000

Purchases  

280000

 

350000

Freight-in  

3400

 

Net markups  

 

9400

Net markdowns  

 

14500

Employee discounts  

 

1000

Sales revenue  

 

295000


If the ending inventory is to be valued at the lower-of-cost-or-market, what is the cost-to-retail ratio?

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