Given the following information for Miller, Inc.:   Cost Retail Markdown cancellations   $950 Markup cancellations   3,500 Employee discounts   1,020 Purchase returns $1,030 1,520 Purchases 35,400 46,787 Inventory, January 1 7,160 13,820 Purchase discounts taken 756   Freight-in 4,000   Markups   14,500 Markdowns   2,600 Sales   56,700 Required: a. Determine the inventory value using the retail inventory method and the FIFO cost flow assumption. b. Determine the inventory value using the retail inventory method and the lower of average cost or market cost flow assumption. Round intermediate calculation to two decimal places and final answer to nearest dollar.

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Given the following information for Miller, Inc.:

  Cost Retail
Markdown cancellations   $950
Markup cancellations   3,500
Employee discounts   1,020
Purchase returns $1,030 1,520
Purchases 35,400 46,787
Inventory, January 1 7,160 13,820
Purchase discounts taken 756  
Freight-in 4,000  
Markups   14,500
Markdowns   2,600
Sales   56,700

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a. Determine the inventory value using the retail inventory method and the FIFO cost flow assumption.

b. Determine the inventory value using the retail inventory method and the lower of average cost or market cost flow assumption. Round intermediate calculation to two decimal places and final answer to nearest dollar.

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