Terzi Department Store uses the retail inventory method to estimate its monthly ending inventories. The following information is available for two of its departments at August 31, 2020.

At December 31, Terzi Department Store takes a physical inventory at retail. The actual retail values of the inventories in each department are Sporting Goods €85,000, and Jewelry and Cosmetics €52,000.

Instructions
a. Determine the estimated cost of the ending inventory for each department on August 31, 2020, using the retail inventory method.
b. Compute the ending inventory at cost for each department at December 31, assuming the cost-to retail ratios are 60% for Sporting Goods and 54% for Jewelry and Cosmetics.

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Sporting Goods Retail Jewelry and Cosmetics Cost Cost Retail Net sales Purchases Purchase returns Purchase discounts Freight-in Beginning inventory €1,010,000 €1,150,000 1,158,000 (20,000) €675,000 (26,000) (12,360) €639,000 (10,000) (8,860) 1,066,000 (40,000) 9,000 7,000 74,000 47,360 32,860 62,000