Problem $9-7($Algo$)$ Retail inventory method; conventional and LIFO $[$LO$9-3,9-4]$

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Alquist Company uses the retail method to estimate its ending inventory. Selected information about its year $2024$ operations is as follows:

January $1,2024,$ beginning inventory had a cost of $$312,000$ and a retail value of $$330,000.$

Purchases during $2024$ cost $$1,740,000$ with an original retail value of $$2,670,000.$

Freight costs were $$28,000$ for incoming merchandise.

Net additional markups were $$250,000$ and net markdowns were $$320,000.$

Based on prior experience, shrinkage due to shoplifting was estimated to be $$33,000$ of retail value.

Merchandise is sold to employees at a $20\%$ of selling price discount. Employee sales are recorded in a separate account at the net selling price. The balance in this account at the end of $2024$ is $$430,000.$

Sales to customers totaled $$2,000,000$ for the year.

Problem $9-7($Algo$)$ Part $1$

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$1.$ Estimate ending inventory and cost of goods sold using the conventional retail method.