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Littleton Company Uses a Periodic Inventory System and the LIFO

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Littleton Company uses a periodic inventory system and the LIFO retail method to estimate its ending inventories. The following partial data has been summarized for December 31, 2009:
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Determine the cost-to-retail percentage used by Littleton. Assume stable retail prices during the period.
Littleton Company uses a periodic inventory system and the LIFO retail method to estimate its ending inventories. The following partial data has been summarized for December 31, 2009: Required: Determine the cost-to-retail percentage used by Littleton. Assume stable retail prices during the period.


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