Retail Inventory Method. The Records of Lohse Stores Included the Following Data:Inventory, May

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Essay

Retail inventory method.
The records of Lohse Stores included the following data:Inventory, May 1, at retail, $14,500; at cost, $10,440Purchases during May, at retail, $42,900; at cost, $31,550Freight-in, $2,000; purchase discounts, $250Additional markups, $3,800; markup cancellations, $400; net markdowns, $1,300Sales during May, $47,500

Instructions
Calculate the estimated inventory at May 31 on a LIFO basis. Show your calculations in good form and label all amounts.

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Definitions:

Consolidated Stockholders' Equity

The total equity in a conglomerate of all the shareholders combined, as if the conglomerate and its subsidiaries were a single entity.

Investment Income

Income received from investment assets, including dividends, interest, and capital gains.

Book Value

The amount of value remaining in a company's assets, after accounting for depreciation and amortization, that shareholders would theoretically receive if assets were liquidated.

IntrA-Entity Gains

Profits realized from transactions occurring within the same company, often between different divisions or subsidiaries.