Murdock Industries uses a periodic inventory system and the LIFO retail method to estimate its ending inventories. The following data has been summarized for December 31, 2018: Cost Retail Inventory, January 1 $ 125,000 $ 174,000 Purchases 360,620 544,500 Net markups 14,700 Net markdowns 8,900 Net sales 531,000 Required: Estimate the LIFO cost of ending inventory. Assume stable retail prices during the period. (Do not round your "Cost-to-retail percentage" and round your final answer to the nearest whole number.)
Cost | Retail | |
Inventory, January 1 | $ 125,000 | $ 174,000 |
Net Purchases | 360,620 | 544,500 |
Net markups | 14,700 | |
Net markdowns | (8,900) | |
Goods available for sale (Excluding BI) | 360,620 | 550,300 |
Goods available for sale | 485,620 | 724,300 |
Cost to retail percentage: $360,620 / $550,300 = 65.53% | ||
Net sales | (531,000) | |
Ending Inventory: At retail | $193,300 | |
Beginning Inventory | $ 125,000 | $ 174,000 |
Current period's layer: 19300 * 65.53% | 12,647 | 19,300 |
Total | $137,647 | $193,300 |
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