Lacy's Linen Mart Uses the Retail Method to Estimate Inventories

question 101

Multiple Choice

Lacy's Linen Mart uses the retail method to estimate inventories. Data for the first six months of 2013 include: beginning inventory at cost and retail were $60,000 and $120,000, net purchases at cost and retail were $312,000 and $480,000, and sales during the first six months totaled $490,000. The estimated inventory at June 30, 2013, would be:

• A)$68,200.
• B)$55,000.
• C)$71,500.
• D)$63,250.

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Long-Run Equilibrium

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