Northern Industries had sales of $428,000 in the month of May. Use the retail method to estimate the value of the inventory as of May 31 given the following financial information:

(Round cost ratio to four decimal places)

Northern Industries
Financial Highlights
May 1 May 31
		Cost	Retail
Beginning Inventory		$434,719	$585,100
Net Purchases (May)		148,921	170,900
Total available for sale

a. $253,216

b. $328,199

c. $456,812

d. $230,435