Question

On January 1, 2018, Pet Friendly Stores adopted the retail inventory method. Inventory transactions at both cost and retail, and cost indexes for 2018 and 2019 are as follows:

	2018							2019
	Cost			Retail				Cost			Retail
Beginning inventory	$	150,500		$	215,000
Purchases		640,000			852,000			$	735,000		$	923,000
Purchase returns		2,700			5,650				3,500			5,475
Freight-in		6,800							5,000
Net markups					5,600							10,400
Net markdowns					4,450							7,300
Net sales to customers					560,000							708,000
Sales to employees (net of 20% discount)					20,000							20,000
Normal spoilage					3,100							2,000
Price Index:
January 1, 2018		1.00
December 31, 2018		1.25
December 31, 2019		1.25

Required:
1. Estimate the 2018 and 2019 ending inventory and cost of goods sold using the dollar-value LIFO retail method.
2. Estimate the 2018 ending inventory and cost of goods sold using the average cost retail method.
3. Estimate the 2018 ending inventory and cost of goods sold using the conventional retail method.

Answer 1

SOLUTION:

REQUIRED 1:

Employment discount must be deducated in the retail column 2018:

= 20000 /0.80

= 25000 -20000

= 5000 $

there fore empolyment discount is 5000 $

therefore ending inventory at dollar -value lifo retail cost is 299313$

Employment discount must be deducated in the retail column 2019:

= 20000 /0.80

= 25000 -20000

= 5000 $

there fore empolyment discount is 5000 $

REQUIRED 2:

Employment discount must be deducated in the retail column :

= 20000 /0.80

= 25000 -20000

= 5000 $

there fore empolyment discount is 5000 $

REQUIRED 3:

Employment discount must be deducated in the retail column :

= 20000 /0.80

= 25000 -20000

= 5000 $

there fore empolyment discount is 5000 $