purchased inventory for $ 4 comma 500 and also paid a $ 290 freight bill. Corner Market returned 40 % of the goods to the seller and later took a 2 % purchase discount. Assume Corner Market uses a perpetual inventory system. What is Corner Market 's final cost of the inventory that it kept? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) A. $ 2 comma 936 B. $ 1 comma 764 C. $ 2 comma 817 D. $ 2 comma 646

A. $ 2,936

Explanation:

Corner Market purchased $4,500 worth inventory from the suppliers, and also paid $290 freight bill for those inventory. It also returned 40% and received 2% discounts. Corner Market 's final cost of the inventory that it kept is as follows:

Therefore, Merchandise Inventory = $4,500

Less: Purchase Return $ (4,500 * 40%) = ($1,800)

$2,700

Less: Purchase discounts $ (2,700*2%) = ($ 54)

Net Merchandise Inventory = $2,646

Add: Freight bill $ 190

Final cost of Merchandise Inventory = $2,936