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E9 -10 Retail Inventory Method The Harmes Company is a clothingstore that uses t

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E9 -10 Retail Inventory Method The Harmes Company is a clothingstore that uses the retail inventory method. The followinginformation relates to its operations during 2010:

                                                    Cost                                          Retail

Inventory, January1                $28,400                                      $40,200

Purchases                                   65,200                                       100,000

Markups(net)                                _                                              1,900

Markdowns(net)                           _                                              400

Sales                                              _                                              80,000

Compute the ending inventory by the retail inventory method forthe following cost flow assumptions:

1.      FIFO

2.      Average cost

3.      LIFO

4.      Lower of the cost or market(based on the average cost)

Explanation / Answer

Compute the ending inventory by the retail inventory method forthe following cost flow assumptions:

Cost

Retail

$65,200

$100,000

$1,900

($400)

$101,500

$28,400

$40,200

Goods available for sale

$93,600

$141,700

$80,000

$61,700

$39,611

Cost

Retail

$28,400

$40,200

$65,200

$100,000

$1,900

($400)

Goods available for sale

$93,600

$141,700

($80,000)

$61,700

$40,784

Cost

Retail

$28,400

$40,200

$65,200

$100,000

$1,900

($400)

$101,500

Goods available for sale

$93,600

$141,700

($80,000)

$61,700

$28,400

$13,803

$42,203

Cost

Retail

$28,400

$40,200

$65,200

$100,000

$1,900

$93,600

$142,100

($400)

($80,000)

$61,700

$40,660

Cost

Retail

Purchases

$65,200

$100,000

Markups(net)

$1,900

Markdowns(net)

($400)

$101,500

Cost to retail ratio = $65,200 / $101,500    0.642 : 1 Add : Begining Inventory

$28,400

$40,200

Goods available for sale

$93,600

$141,700

Less : Sales

$80,000

Ending Inventory at Retail

$61,700

Ending Inventory at cost $61,700 x0.642

$39,611