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Retail inventory method: Ending inventory is determined with the help of this method. This is one of the methods of determining the ending inventory. This method requires the retailer to keep a record of the total cost and the retail value of the goods purchased and available for sale. Also, the sales for the period is required.
(a)
(1)
To determine the criteria to be used for deciding whether the costs of O Corporation are inventoriable.
(2)
To determine if the administrative costs of O Corporation are inventoriable.
(b)
(1)
To determine the theoretical arguments for the rule of lower-of-cost-or-market value.
(2)
To determine the amount to be used for the
(c)
To determine the treatment of inventories and net markdowns for the estimation of ending inventories.

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