Exercise 9–18
Net purchases:
Using LIFO, the beginning inventory is excluded from the calculation of the
cost-to-retail percentage:
Cost of goods available (excluding beg. inventory)
Cost-to-retail percentage =
Goods available at retail (excluding beg. inventory)
x
Net purchases at retail equals $21,000 less markups plus markdowns.
Net sales:
The cost-to-retail percentage can be calculated as follows:
Cost Retail
Beginning inventory $21,000.00 $ 35,000
Less: Net sales ( ? )
Estimated ending inventory at retail ?
Estimated ending inventory at retail is:
$17,437.50