This exercise illustrates the use of the retail inventory method to estimate ending inventory.

The records of Petite Clothiers report the following figures for the month of September:

Sales

$79,000

Sales returns

1,000

Freight on purchases

2,400

Purchases (at cost)

48,000

Purchases (at sales price)

92,000

Purchase returns (at cost)

2,000

Purchase returns (at sales price)

3,000

Beginning inventory (at cost)

30,000

Beginning inventory (at sales price)

51,000

Instructions

Compute an estimate of the cost of ending inventory by using the retail inventory method.