Chapter 9: Question E9-21 (page 480)

Presented below is information related to Ricky Henderson Company. Cost Retail Beginning inventory $ 200,000 $ 280,000 Purchases 1,375,000 2,140,000 Markups 95,000 Markup cancellations 15,000 Markdowns 35,000 Markdown cancellations 5,000 Sales revenue 2,200,000 Instructions Compute the inventory by the conventional retail inventory method.

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The inventory by retail inventory method equals $170,100.

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Ending inventory at retail is calculated as follows:

	Cost		Retail
Beginning inventory	$200,000		$280,000
Purchases	1,375,000		2,140,000
Totals	1,575,000		2,420,000
Add: Net markups
Markups		95,000
Markup cancellations	________	15,000	80,000
Totals	1,575,000		2,500,000
Deduct: Net markdowns
Markdowns		35,000
Markdowns cancellations		5,000	30,000
Sales price of goods available			2,470,000
Deduct: Sales (net)			2,200,000
Ending inventory at retail			$270,000

Cost to retail ratio is calculated as follows:

$Cost ‐ to ‐ Retail Ratio = \frac{Inventory at Cost}{Inventory at Retail} = \frac{$ 1, 575, 000}{$ 2, 500, 000} = 63 %$

Inventory at cost is calculated as follows:

$Ending Inventory at Cost = Inventory at Retail \times Cost ‐ to ‐ Retail Ratio = $ 270, 000 \times 63 % = $ 170, 100$

Thus, ending inventory at cost is $170,100.

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