Question

Swifty Company took a physical inventory on December 31 and determined that goods costing $203,600 were on hand. Not included in the physical count were $25,420 of goods purchased from Pelzer Corporation, f.o.b. shipping point, and $22,520 of goods sold to Alvarez Company for $32,230, f.o.b. destination. Both the Pelzer purchase and the Alvarez sale were in transit at year-end. What amount should Swifty report as its December 31 inventory?

Answer 1

Answer:

Inventory= $251,540

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Swifty Company took a physical inventory on December 31 and determined that goods costing $203,600 were on hand. Not included in the physical count were $25,420 of goods purchased from Pelzer Corporation, f.o.b. shipping point, and $22,520 of goods sold to Alvarez Company for $32,230, f.o.b. destination.

Both the purchase and the sale must be accounted for in inventory. The purchase is FOB shipping point, therefore it is responsibility os Swifty. The sale was made FOB destination, as it is in transit, it is the responsibility of Swifty.

Inventory=  203,600 + 25,420 + 22,520= $251,540