Crane uses the conventional retail method to determine its ending inventory at cost. Assume the beginning inventory at cost (retail) were $401000 ($605000), purchases during the current year at cost (retail) were $2275000 ($3520000), freight-in on these purchases totaled $140000, sales during the current year totaled $3220000, and net markups (markdowns) were $83000 ($119000). What is the ending inventory value at cost? Hint: Round intermediate calculation to 3 decimal places, e. g. 0.635 and final answer to 0 decimal places. $581361. $605445. $675021. $869000.

Coca-cola was primarily known for its core competencies in marketing, bottling, and distributing aerated drinks. however, with the success of gatorade, coca-cola developed competencies in the development and marketing of its own sports drink, powerade. which of the following is true of coca-cola? a. it is leveraging existing core competencies to improve current market position. b. it is building new core competencies to protect and extend its current market position. c. it is redeploying and recombining existing core competencies to compete in markets of the future. d. it is targeting the chasm between the early adopter and early majority market segment.