Question - In your audit of Garza Company, you find that a physical inventory on December 31, 2010, showed merchandise with a cost $471,000 was on hand at that date. You also discover the following additional items.
• Merchandise of $61,000, which was shipped by Garza as f.o.b. shipping point. The buyer is the Bontemps Company.
• Merchandise costing $33,000, which was on consignment. The consignee is the Proctor Company.
• Merchandise costing $95,000, which was shipped by Garza f.o.b. destination to a customer on December 29, 2010. The customer was scheduled to receive the merchandise on January 2, 2011.
• Merchandise costing $103,000 shipped by a vendor f.o.b. destination on December 30, 2010, and received by Garza on January 4, 2011.
• Merchandise costing $85,000 shipped by a vendor f.o.b. shipping point on December 31, 2010, and received by Garza on January 5, 2011.
Based on the above information, calculate the amount that should appear on Garza's balance sheet at December 31, 2010, for inventory.