On January 1, 2018, HGC Camera Store adopted the dollar-value LIFO retail inventory method. Inventory transactions at both cost and retail, and cost indexes for 2018 and 2019 are as follows: 2018 2019 Cost Retail Cost Retail Beginning inventory $ 42,000 $ 60,000 Net purchases 94,500 118,000 $ 108,108 $ 133,200 Freight-in 3,000 3,500 Net markups 15,000 10,000 Net markdowns 3,000 3,200 Net sales to customers 117,360 119,890 Sales to employees (net of 10% discount) 3,600 6,300 Price Index: January 1, 2018 1.00 December 31, 2018 1.04 December 31, 2019 1.09