Sheffield Company took a physical inventory on December 31 and determined that goods costing $218,900 were on hand. Not included in the physical count were $25,610 of goods purchased from Pelzer Corporation, f.o.b. shipping point, and $22,510 of goods sold to Alvarez Company for $32,160, f.o.b. destination. Both the Pelzer purchase and the Alvarez sale were in transit at year-end. What amount should Sheffield report as its December 31 inventory

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Answer:

$267,020

Explanation:

Calculation to determine what amount should Sheffield report as its December 31 inventory

Using this formula

December 31 inventory= Goods costing on hand+Goods purchased+Goods sold

Let plug in the formula

December 31 inventory= $218,900+$25,610+$22,510

December 31 inventory=$267,020

Therefore The amount that Sheffield should report as its December 31 inventory is $267,020