Requirement 1: ALQUIST COMPANY Conventional Retail Method $ $ Beginning inventory Plus: Purchases Freight-in Plus: Net markups Cost 100,000 1,387,000 10,000 Retail 150,000 2,000,000 . 300,000 2,450,000 Cost-to-retail percentage: 1,497,000 (150,000 2,300,000 (15.000) Related Less: Net markdowns Goods available for sale Less: Normal shrinkage Sales: Sales to customers Sales to employees Employee discounts Estimated ending inventory at retail Estimated ending inventory at cost Estimated cost of goods sold 1,750,000 250,000 (62,500) 2.285.000