Nick owns a retail store, and during the current year he purchased $687,400 worth of inventory. Nick's beginning inventory was $68,740, and his ending inventory is $82,488. During the year, Nick withdrew $13,748 in inventory for his personal use. Assume that he uses the cost method to value the inventory and there was no change in determining quantities, costs, or valuations between opening and closing inventory.

Use Part III of Schedule C below to calculate Nick's cost of goods sold for the year.

Enter all amounts as positive numbers.

Part III Cost of Goods Sold (see instructions)

33 Method(s) used to

value closing inventory:

34 Was there any change in determining quantities, costs, or valuations between opening and closing inventory?

If "Yes," attach explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35 Inventory at beginning of year. If different from last year's closing inventory, attach explanation . . . . . . . . 35 fill in the blank 3

36 Purchases less cost of items withdrawn for personal use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 fill in the blank 4

37 Cost of labor. Do not include any amounts paid to yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

38 Materials and supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

39 Other costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

40 Add lines 35 through 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 fill in the blank 5

41 Inventory at end of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 fill in the blank 6

42 Cost of goods sold. Subtract line 41 from line 40. Enter the result here and on line 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 fill in the blank 7

line 35 , 36 40 41 42