P8.8 (LO 4) (Retail Inventory Method) Presented below is information related to Waveland Inc.

Cost Retail Inventory, 12/31/25 $250,000 $ 390,000 Purchases 914,500 1,460,000 Purchase returns 60,000 80,000 Purchase discounts 18,000 —

Gross sales (after employee discounts) — 1,410,000 Sales returns — 97,500 Markups — 120,000 Markup cancellations — 40,000 Markdowns — 45,000 Markdown cancellations — 20,000 Freight-in 42,000 —

Employee discounts granted — 8,000 Loss from breakage (normal) — 4,500 Instructions Assuming that Waveland Inc. uses the conventional retail inventory method, compute the cost of its ending inventory at December 31, 2025.