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! Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below! Raleigh Department Store uses the conventional retail method for the year ended December 31, 2019. Available information follows: a. The inventory at January 1, 2019, had a retail value of $35,000 and a cost of $29.050 based on the conventional retail method b. Transactions during 2019 were as follows: Cost $154,950 5,500 4,000 Retail $390,000 30,000 Gross purchases Purchase returns Purchase discounts Gross sales Sales returns Employee discounts Freight-in Net markups Net markdowns 341,000 5,000 4,090 es 30, 500 15,000 30,000 Sales to employees are recorded net of discounts. c. The retail value of the December 31, 2020, inventory was $46,800, the cost-to-retail percentage for 2020 under the LIFO retail method was 80%, and the appropriate price index was 104% of the January 1, 2020. price level. d. The retail value of the December 31, 2021, inventory was $40,660, the cost-to-retail percentage for 2021 under the LIFO retail method was 79%, and the appropriate price index was 107% of the January 1, 2020, price level. Required: 1. Estimate ending inventory for 2019 using the conventional retail method. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign.) - Cost Retail Cost-to-Retail Ratio - Beginning inventory Goods available for sale Cost-to-retail percentage Less: Net sales Sales Sales returns Employee discounts Estimated ending inventory at retail Estimated ending inventory at cost