The records of Cullumber’s Boutique report the following data for the month of April. Sales revenue $106,300 Purchases (at cost) $51,500 Sales returns 2,100 Purchases (at sales price) 88,500 Markups 10,100 Purchase returns (at cost) 2,100 Markup cancellations 1,700 Purchase returns (at sales price) 3,000 Markdowns 9,800 Beginning inventory (at cost) 17,564 Markdown cancellations 2,900 Beginning inventory (at sales price) 42,500 Freight on purchases 2,600. Compute the ending inventory by the conventional retail inventory method.

the answer is in the explanation

Explanation:

particulars                                                 cost                           retail

beginning inventory                            $17,564.00               $42,500.00

purchases                                            $51,500.00               $88,500.00

purchases returns                              $-2,100.00               $ -3,000.00

freight on purchsases                        $2,600.00  

total                                                     $69,564.00                              $1,28,000.00

(+) markups                                                                                  $10,100.00

(-)markup cancellation                                                              $ -1,700.00

COST OF GOODS AVAILABLE           $69,564.00                 $1,36,400.00

FOR SALE

(+) mark downs                                                                               $-9,800.00

(-) markdown cancellations                                                 $2,900.00

sale price of goods available            $69,564.00             $1,29,500.00

for sale(A)

(-) net sales($106300-$2100)(B)                                           104200

ending inventory at retail price                                     $25,300.00

(A-B)  

ENDING INVENTORY BY CONVENTIONAL RETAIL INVENTORY METHOD  

COST OT RETAIL RATIO=             69567/136400*100          51%

ENDING INVENTORY=                    25300*51%               $12,903.00

ENDING INVENTORY AT LIFO RETAIL INVENTORY METHOD    

                                           COST(A)  RETAIL PRICE(B)  COST TO RETAIL

                                                                                               RATIO(A/B)

BEGINNING INVENTORY  17564          42500                       41%

COST OF GOODS             69564         136400                      51%

AVAILABLE FOR SALE

ENDING INVENTORY      LAYERS AT    COST TO        ENDING LIFO

PRICE                             RETAIL PRICE     RETAIL          RETAIL

                                                                      RATIO           COST

                                                (A)                   (B)                 (A)*(B)

$25,300.00        OPENING   $ 42,500.00    41%               17425

                            CLOSING   $ -17,200.00    51%              -8772

                                               $ 25,300.00                          8653

ENDING INVENTORY AT LIFO RETAIL INVENTORY METHOD=$8653

ans.

heterothermic organisms include those organisms that can switch between homeothermic (having body temperature higher than environment) and poikilothermic (having variation in internal body temperature) strategies.

some migratory birds show heterothermy as they decrease their metabolic rate during cold nights to keep their body temperature low. drop in metabolic rate allows increase in production efficiency of birds that reduces the internal body temperature to make it equal to external cold temperature during cold nights.

thus, the correct answer is 'birds allow their temperature drop in order to increase their production efficiency.'