Jayne's Department Store Had Net Retail Sales of $310,000 During

question 120

Essay

Jayne's Department Store had net retail sales of $310,000 during the current year.The following additional information was obtained from the accounting records.
$$\begin{array} { l r r } & \text { At Cost } & \text { At Retail } \\ \text { Bepinging inventory } & \$ 55,000 & 95,000 \\ \text { Net purchases for the period }& 169,000 & 290,000 \\\text { Freight-in }& 7,000 &\end{array}$$ Estimate the company's ending inventory at cost using the retail method.(Show your work.)

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