Problem 9-12 Retail inventory method; various applications [LO9-3, 9-4, 9-5] Raleigh Department Store uses the conventional retail method for the year ended December 31, 2016. Available information follows a. The inventory at January 1, 2016, had a retail value of $53,000 and a cost of $36,930 based on the conventional retail method b. Transactions during 2016 were as follows Retail $327,870 $570,000 18,000 Cost Gross purchases Purchase returns Purchase discounts Gross sales Sales returns Employee discount:s Freight-in Net markups Net markdowns 6,700 5,800 568,000 7,500 2,000 30,500 33,000 18,000 Sales to employees are recorded net of discounts c. The retail value of the December 31, 2017, inventory was $61,880, the cost-to-retail percentage for 2017 under the LIFO retail method was 70%, and the appropriate price index was 104% of the January 1, 2017, price level d. The retail value of the December 31, 2018, inventory was $53,500, the cost-to-retail percentage for 2018 under the LIFO retail method was 69%, and the appropriate price index was 107% of the January 1, 2017, price level Required 1. Estimate ending inventory for 2016 using the conventional retail method 2. Estimate ending inventory for 2016 assuming Raleigh Department Store used the LIFO retail method 3. Assume Raleigh Department Store adopts the dollar-value LIFO retail method on January 1, 2017 Estimating ending inventory for 2017 and 2018