Question

Exercise 6-01 Umatilla Bank and Trust is considering giving plush Brothers Inc. a loan. Before doing so, it decides that further discussions with Splish Brothers's accountant may be desirable. One area of particular concern is the Inventory account, which has a year and balance of $247,680. Discussions with the accountant reveal the following. 1. Splish Brothers shipped goods costing $50.590 to Hemlock Company FOB shipping point on December 28. The goods are not expected to reach Hemlock until January 12. The goods were not included in the physical inventory because they were not in the warehouse 2. The physical count of the inventory did not include goods costing $100,920 that were shipped to Splish Brothers FOB destination on December 27 and were still in transit at year-end. 3. Splish Brothers received goods costing $25,880 on January 2. The goods were shipped FOB shipping point on December 26 by Yanice Co. The goods were not included in the physical count. 4. Splish Brothers shipped goods costing $54,220 to Ehler of Canada FOB destination on December 30. The goods were received in Canada on January 8. They were not included in Splish Brothers physical inventory. 5. Splish Brothers received goods costing $43,380 on January 2 that were shipped FOB destination on December 29. The shipment was a rush order that was supposed to arrive December 31. This purchase was included in the ending inventory of $247,680. Determine the correct inventory Simount on December 31. The correct Inventory amount on December 31

Answer 1

year end balance	247,680
1.goods shipped by seller of FOB shipping point need not be included in the closing stock	nil
2.goods shipped to buyer under FOB destination need not be included in the closing stock of buyer	nil
3.goods shipped to buyer under FOB shipping point can be included in stock from the date of shipping	25,880
4.goods shipped by seller under FOB destination shall be included in stock till they reach the buyer	54,220
5.goods send to buyer under FOB destination shall not be included in the stock of buyer till they are received on january 2. (since they are included on december 31 stock, they will be reduced)	(43,380)
correct inventory amount on December 31	284,400