Question

Walberg Associates, antique dealers, purchased the contents of an estate for $75,000. Terms of the purchase were FOB shipping point, and the cost of transporting the goods to Walberg Associates’s warehouse was $2,400. Walberg Associates insured the shipment at a cost of $300. Prior to putting the goods up for sale, they cleaned and refurbished them at a cost of $980.
Determine the cost of inventory acquired from the estate.

Answer 1

Answer:

$3680

Explanation:

The cost of inventory is the cost incurred during assembly/preparing a product for sale and can include warehouse costs and insurance expenses.

In this case,  warehouse was $2,400, insured the shipment at a cost of $300 and refurbishing  at a cost of $980.

=$2400+$300+$980 =$3680