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 $42.000 and a cost of $32,690 based on the conventional retail b. Transactions during 2019 were as follows: Gross purchases Purchase returns Purchase discounts Gross Sales Sales returns Employee discounts Freight-in Net markups Net markdowns Cost Retail $236,780 $460.000 6,200 23,000 4.700 430,000 6,000 5,000 27,000 22,000 23,000 Sales to employees are recorded net of discounts c. The retail value of the December 31, 2020, inventory was $53,045, the cost-to-retail percentage for 2020 under the LIFO retail method was 76%, and the appropriate price index was 103% of the January 1, 2020, price level. d. The retail value of the December 31, 2021, inventory was $47170, the cost to retail percentage for 2021 under the LIFO retail method was 75%, and the appropriate price index was 106% 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.)