Answer:
Ending Inventory 194,426
Step-by-step explanation:
cost retail
Beginning Inventory 318,504 279,000
purchases 1,363,000 2,117,000
net markup 76,800
net markdown -32,800
Available 1,681,504 2,440,000
cost to retail ratio: 1,681,504 / 2440,000 = 0.689140984 = .6891
COGS: sales revenue x cost to retail ratio
2,158,000 x .6891 = 1,487,077.8
Ending Inventory:
Available for sales less COGS
1,681,504 - 1,487,077.8 = 194,426.2
Ending Inventory 194,426