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Presented below is information related to Bobby Engram Company. Cost Retail Beginning inventory \( 58,000 \)100,000 Purchases (net) 122,000 200,000 Net markups 10,345 Net markdowns 26,135 Sales revenue 186,000 Instructions (a) Compute the ending inventory at retail. (b) Compute a cost-to-retail percentage (round to two decimals) under the following conditions. (1) Excluding both markups and markdowns. (2) Excluding markups but including markdowns. (3) Excluding markdowns but including markups. (4) Including both markdowns and markups. (c) Which of the methods in (b) above (1, 2, 3, or 4) does the following? (1) Provides the most conservative estimate of ending inventory. (2) Provides an approximation of lower-of-cost-or-market. (3) Is used in the conventional retail method. (d) Compute ending inventory at lower-of-cost-or-market (round to nearest dollar). (e) Compute cost of goods sold based on (d). (f) Compute gross margin based on (d).

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1Step-by-Step Solution Step 1: Calculation of ending inventory at retail

(a) Ending inventory at retail is calculated as follows:


 

Cost

Retail

Beginning inventory

$58,000

$100,000

Purchases

122,000

200,000

Net markups

 

10,345

   Totals

 

310,345

Net markdowns

 

26,135

Sales price of goods available

 

284,210

Less: Sales

 

186,000

Ending inventory at retail

 

$98,210

2Step 2: Calculation of cost-to-retail percentage

(b) Cost to the retail percentage for each case is calculated as follows:



Cost

Retail

Cost-to-Retail Ratio

Beginning inventory

$58,000.00

$100,000


Purchases

$122,000.00

200,000


Net markups


10,345


Net markdowns


26,135






(1) Excluding both markups and markdowns

180,000.00

300,000

60.00%

(2) Excluding markups and including markdowns

180,000.00

273,865

65.73%

(3) Excluding markdowns and including markups

180,000.00

310,345

58.00%

(4) Including both markdowns and markups

180,000.00

284,210

63.33%

3Step 3: Analysis of methods

(c1) Method 3 is the most conservative estimate.

(c2) Method 3 provides an approximation of lower of cost or market.

(c3) Method 3 is used in the conventional retail method. 

4Step 4: Calculation of ending inventory value

(d) Ending inventory at retail equals $98,210, and inventory at cost (market) equals $56,961.80, hence ending inventory equals $56,961.80 per lower-of-cost-or-market. 

Ending inventory is calculated as follows: 


Ending Inventory at Cost=Ending Inventory at Retail×Cost-to-Retail Percentage                                              =$98,210×58%                                              =$56,961.80

5Step 5: Calculation of cost of goods sold

(e) Cost of goods sold is calculated as follows: 


Cost of Goods Sold=Beginning Inventory+PurchasesEnding Inventory                                     =$58,000+$122,000$56,961.80                                      =$123,038.20

6Step 6: Calculation of gross margin

(f) Gross margin is calculated as follows: 


Gross Margin=Sales RevenueCost of Goods Sold                          =$186,000$123,038.20                           =$62,961.80

Gross Margin Percentage=Gross MarginSales Revenue                                             =$62,961.80$186,000                                             =33.85%