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Raleigh Department Store uses the conventional retail method for the year ended December 31, 2019. Available information follows: a. The inventory at January 1, 2019, had a retail value of $40,000 and a cost of $31,650 based on the conventional retail method. b. Transactions during 2019 were as follows: Cost $212,100 6,000 4,500 Retail $440,000 25,000 Gross purchases Purchase returns Purchase discounts Gross sales Sales returns Employee discounts Freight-in Net markups Net markdowns 361,500 10,000 6,000 28,000 20,000 25,000 Sales to employees are recorded net of discounts. c. The retail value of the December 31, 2020, inventory was $101,325, the cost-to-retail percentage for 2020 under the LIFO retail method was 67%, and the appropriate price index was 105% of the January 1, 2020, price level. d. The retail value of the December 31, 2021, inventory was $46,980, the cost-to-retail percentage for 2021 under the LIFO retail method was 66%, and the appropriate price index was 108% of the January 1, 2020, price level. Required: 2. Estimate ending inventory for 2019 assuming Raleigh Department Store used the LIFO retail method. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign.) Cost-to-Retail Cost Retail Beginning inventory Goods available for sale (excluding beginning inventory) Goods available for sale including beginning inventory) $ 0 Cost-to-retail percentage Less: Net sales Sales Sales returns Employee discounts Estimated ending inventory at retail Estimated ending inventory at cost $ 0

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