Sparrow Company uses the retail inventory method to estimate ending inventory and cost of goods

Sparrow Company uses the retail inventory method to estimate ending inventory and cost of goods

P 9-4 Retail inventory method; various cost methods. Sparrow Company uses the retail inventory method to estimate ending inventory and cost of goods

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P 9-4 Sparrow Company

Sparrow Company uses the retail inventory method to estimate ending inventory and cost of goods sold. Data for 2011 are as follows:

Cost                 Retail
Beginning inventory    $90,000           $180,000
Purchases                     355,000           580,000
Freight-in                     9,000
Purchase returns          7,000               11,000

Net mark-ups                                       16,000
Net markdowns                                   12,000
Normal spoilage                                   3,000
Abnormal spoilage       4,800               8,000
Sales                                                    540,000
Sales returns                                        10,000

The company records sales net of employee discounts. Discounts for 2011 totaled $4,000.

Required:

Estimate Sparrow's ending inventory and cost of goods sold for the year using the retail inventory method and the following applications:
1. Average cost
2. Conventional (average, LCM)

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