(Retail Inventory Method) Presented below is information related to Waveland Inc.

Cost

Retail

Inventory, 12/31/12

$250,000

$ 390,000

Purchases

914,500

1,460,000

Purchase returns

60,000

80,000

Purchase discounts

18,000

Gross sales (after employee discounts)

1,410,000

Sales returns

97,500

Markups

120,000

Markup cancellations

40,000

Markdowns

45,000

Markdown cancellations

20,000

Freight in

42,000

Employee discounts granted

8,000

Loss from breakage (normal)

4,500

Instructions

Assuming that Waveland Inc. uses the conventional retail inventory method, compute the cost of its ending inventory at December 31, 2013.