
Concept explainers
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Retail inventory method
It takes into account all the retail amounts that is, the current selling prices. Under this method, the goods available for sale, at retail is deducted from the sales, at retail to determine the ending inventory, at retail.
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Conventional Retail Method
Conventional retail method refers to the estimation of the lower of average cost or market by eliminating the markdowns from the calculation of the cost-to-retail percentage.
In this case, the cost-to-retail percentage will be determined by dividing the goods available for sale at cost by the goods available for at retail (excluding markdowns). Thus, the conventional retail method will always result in lower estimation of ending inventory when the markdowns exist.
To Calculate: The amount of ending inventory.
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Last-In, First-Out (LIFO)
In Last-in-First-Out method, the costs of last purchased items are sold first. The value of the closing stock consists the initial purchased items.
To Estimate: the amount of ending inventory (LIFO).
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Dollar-Value-LIFO
This method shows all the inventory figures at dollar price rather than units. Under this inventory method, the units that are purchased last are sold first. Thus, it starts from the selling of the units recently purchased and ending with the beginning inventory.
To Estimate: the ending inventory in 2015 and 2016 using dollar-value LIFO retail method.

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