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Question - On January 1, 2018, Sanderson Variety Store adopted the dollar-value LIFO retail inventory method. Accounting records provided the following information:
Cost Retail Beginning inventory $40,800 $68,000
Net purchases 155,440 270,000
Net markups 6,000
Net markdowns 8,000
Net sales 250,000
Retail price index, end of year 1.02
During 2019, purchases at cost and retail were $168,000 and $301,000, respectively. Net markups, net markdowns, and net sales for the year were $3,000, $4,000, and $280,000, respectively. The retail price index at the end of 2019 was 1.06.
Estimate ending inventory in 2019 using the dollar-value LIFO retail method.