Intermediate Accounting
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259722660
Author: J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.13E
Retail inventory method; average cost
• LO9–3
San Lorenzo General Store uses a periodic inventory system and the retail inventory method to estimate ending inventory and cost of goods sold. The following data are available for the month of October 2018:
Cost | Retail | |
Beginning inventory | $35,000 | $50,000 |
Net purchases | 19,120 | 31,600 |
Net markups | 1,200 | |
Net markdowns | 800 | |
Net sales | 32,000 |
Required:
Estimate the average cost of ending inventory and cost of goods sold for October.
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