Question

Bread Co. commenced operations during the year as a large importer and exporter of baked goods. The imports were all from one company in France. The export sales were conducted as drop shipments. Bread never took possession of the goods and they were merely transshipped at San Francisco. Bread Co. reported the following data:Purchases during the year$15.0 millionShipping costs from overseas$1.5 millionShipping costs to export customers$1.0 millionInventory at year end$3.0 millionWhat amount of shipping costs should be included in ABC Trading's year-end inventory valuation?a. $0b. $200,000c. $300,000d. $500,000

Answer 1

Answer: c. $300,000

Explanation:

Here, the shipping costs from overseas is part in inventory costs whereas the shipping costs to export are part of expense not inventory.

Given: Purchases during the year  $15.0 million

Shipping costs from overseas$1.5 million

Shipping costs to export customers$1.0 million

Inventory at year end $3.0 million

Amount of shipping costs should be included in ABC Trading's year-end inventory valuation = (Inventory at year end)÷(Purchases during the year ) × (Shipping costs from overseas)

= ($3,000,000) ÷ ($15,000,000) × ($1,500,000)

= $300,000

Hence, the correct option is c. $300,000.