Question: Data below for the year ended December 31, 2018, relates to Houdini Inc., which began operations on January 1, 2018. The retail price index at

  1. Data below for the year ended December 31, 2018, relates to Houdini Inc., which began operations on January 1, 2018. The retail price index at the end of 2018 was 1.10.

    Cost

    Retail

    Beginning inventory

    $

    66,000

    $

    104,000

    Net purchases

    280,000

    420,000

    Net markups

    20,000

    Net markdowns

    40,000

    Net sales

    375,000

    Required: Calculate estimated ending inventory at cost assuming Houdini uses the Dollar-Value LIFO retail method.

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