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the Following Data

Use the following information for questions
The following data concerning the retail inventory method are taken from the financial records of Stone Company. $\begin{array}{lcc}&\text { Cost } & \text { Retail }\\\hline\text { Beginning inventory } & \$ 49,000 & \$ 70,000 \\\text { Purchases } & 224,000 & 320,000 \\\text { Freight-in } & 6,000 & - \\\text { Net markups } & - & 20,000 \\\text { Net markdowns } & - & 14,000 \\\text { Sales } & - & 336,000\end{array}$
-If the foregoing figures are verified and a count of the ending inventory reveals that merchandise actually on hand amounts to $54,000 at retail, the business has

A) realized a windfall gain.
B) sustained a loss.
C) no gain or loss as there is close coincidence of the inventories.
D) none of these.