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LeMay Department Store uses the retail inventory method to estimate ending inventory for its monthly financial statements. The following data pertain to one of its largest departments for the month of March 2021:

		Cost		Retail
Beginning inventory	$	51,000	$	71,000
Purchases		218,000		411,000
Freight-in		15,212
Purchase returns		5,000		7,500
Net markups				6,900
Net markdowns				4,600
Normal breakage				7,500
Net sales				291,000
Employee discounts				2,900

Sales are recorded net of employee discounts.

Required: 1. Compute estimated ending inventory and cost of goods sold for March applying the conventional retail method. (Round ratio calculation to 2 decimal places (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.34%.). Enter amounts to be deducted with a minus sign.)

Cost Retail Cost-to-Retail Ratio $ 71,000 411,000 Beginning inventory Purchases Freight-in Purchase returns Net markups 51,000 $ 218,000 15,212 (5,000) (7,500) 6,900 481,400 (4,600) 476,800 Net markdowns Goods available for sale 279,212 Cost-to-retail percentage (conventional retail method) 58.80 % Normal breakage Net sales Sales Employee discounts Estimated ending inventory at retail Estimated ending inventory at cost Estimated cost of goods sold (291,000) (2,900) 182,900 $