Question

On December 31 of the current year, Plunkett Company reported an ending inventory balance of $219,000. The following additional information is also available: Plunkett sold and shipped goods costing $38,800 to Savannah Enterprises on December 28 with shipping terms of FOB shipping point. The goods were not included in the ending inventory amount of $219,000. Plunkett purchased goods costing $44,800 on December 29. The goods were shipped FOB destination and were received by Plunkett on January 2 of the following year. The shipment was a rush order that was supposed to arrive by December 31. These goods were included in the ending inventory balance of $219,000. Plunkett's ending inventory balance of $219,000 included $15,800 of goods being held on consignment from Carole Company. (Plunkett Company is the consignee.) Plunkett's ending inventory balance of $219,000 did not include goods costing $95,800 that were shipped to Plunkett on December 27 with shipping terms of FOB destination and were still in transit at year-end. Based on the above information, the amount that Plunkett should report in ending inventory on December 31 is:

Answer 1

Answer:

The ending inventory balance is $158,400

Explanation:

The computation of the amount that Plunkett should report in ending inventory  is shown below:

= Ending balance - goods purchased under FOB destination - goods held on consignment

= $219,000 - $44,800 - $15,800

= $158,400

hence, the ending inventory balance is $158,400

we simply applied the above formula so that the correct value could come