Jones Co Uses the Retail Inventory Method

question 37

Multiple Choice

Jones Co. uses the retail inventory method. Given the following data, what is the ending inventory at cost? Sales at retail $80,000, net purchases at cost $41,200, net purchases at retail $66,800, beginning inventory at cost $22,400, beginning inventory at retail $36,800. Round cost ratio to the nearest whole percent.

• A) $23,600
• B) $63,600
• C) $14,936
• D) $14,396
• E) None of these

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