Harvey's Junk Jewelry started business January 1, 2021, and uses the LIFO retail method to estimate ending inventory. Listed below is data accumulated for the year ended December 31, 2021: Cost Retail
Beginning inventory $16,800 $24,800
Purchases 50,800 79,800
Freight-in 4,300
Purchase returns 3,500 4,400
Net markups 2,900
Net markdowns 5,900
Net sales 72,400
Employee discounts 2,500

The numerator for the current period's cost-to-retail percentage is:

Conor is 21 years old and just started working after college. he has opened a retirement account that pays 2.5% interest compounded monthly. he plans on making monthly deposits of $200. how much will he have in the account when he reaches 591 years of age?

In north korea, a farmer’s income is the same as a dentist’s income. in a country with a mixed or market economy, the difference between those two professions might be more than 5 times different. how can you explain the fact that individuals doing the same work in different countries do not earn comparable salaries?

Rate of return douglas keel, a financial analyst for orange industries, wishes to estimate the rate of return for two similar-risk investments, x and y. douglas's research indicates that the immediate past returns will serve as reasonable estimates of future returns. a year earlier, investment x had a market value of $27 comma 000; and investment y had a market value of $46 comma 000. during the year, investment x generated cash flow of $2 comma 025 and investment y generated cash flow of $ 6 comma 770. the current market values of investments x and y are $28 comma 582 and $46 comma 000, respectively. a. calculate the expected rate of return on investments x and y using the most recent year's data. b. assuming that the two investments are equally risky, which one should douglas recommend? why?