Answer:
A. cost of goods available for sale at retail.
Step-by-step explanation:
The cost ratio in the retail method is found by the cost of goods available for sale at cost divided by the - cost of goods available for sale at retail.
To deduce this formula, we first take the total value of the beginning inventory and other purchases by adding their values.
Then we add the same inventory and other purchases based on retail price values.
Lastly, we divide the total cost value by the total retail value to get the desired ratio.
