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4. (5 pts) Treenail Inc. uses a periodic inventory system and has the following inventory data for the year ending December 31, 2021:

	Cost	Retail
Beginning inventory	16,000	45,000
Net purchases	14,000	54,000
Net markups		1,000
Net markdowns		4,600
Net sales		72,000

1. (3 pts) Assume Treenail Inc. uses the conventional retail inventory method, please calculate the following:
   • Cost to Retail Percentage =
   • Estimated Ending Inventory (cost) =
   • Estimated Cost of Goods Sold (cost) =

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$ $

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b. (2 pts) What is the difference between the average-cost retail inventory method and the conventional retail inventory method? Please provide one reason why a firm would opt for the conventional retail inventory method.