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A Department Store Wants to Estimate the Cost of Ending

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A department store wants to estimate the cost of ending inventory using the conventional retail method. Round ratios to four decimal places. For example, 0.43677 equals 0.4368. The following data is available:
 Sales $90,000 Sales Returns $1,000 Markups $10,000 Markdowns $9,000 Purchases (at cost) $20,000 Purchases (at retail) $50,000 Purchase returns (at cost) $1,200 Purchase returns (at retail) $2,000 Beginning inventory (at cost) $30,000 Beginning inventory (at retail) $46,000\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Sales } & \$ 90,000 \\\hline \text { Sales Returns } & \$ 1,000 \\\hline \text { Markups } & \$ 10,000 \\\hline \text { Markdowns } & \$ 9,000 \\\hline \text { Purchases (at cost) } & \$ 20,000 \\\hline \text { Purchases (at retail) } & \$ 50,000 \\\hline \text { Purchase returns (at cost) } & \$ 1,200 \\\hline \text { Purchase returns (at retail) } & \$ 2,000 \\\hline \text { Beginning inventory (at cost) } & \$ 30,000 \\\hline \text { Beginning inventory (at retail) } & \$ 46,000 \\\hline\end{array}
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Using the conventional retail method, estimate the cost of ending inventory.

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