LeMay Department Store uses the retail inventory method to estimate ending inventory for its monthly financial statements. The following data pertain to one of its largest departments for the month of March 2021: Cost Retail Beginning inventory $ 46,000 $ 66,000 Purchases 213,000 406,000 Freight-in 15,558 Purchase returns 7,000 9,000 Net markups 6,400 Net markdowns 4,100 Normal breakage 9,000 Net sales 286,000 Employee discounts 2,400 Sales are recorded net of employee discounts. 2. Recompute the cost-to-retail percentage using the average cost method.