On december 31 of the current year hewett company reported


On December 31 of the current year, Hewett Company reported an ending inventory balance of $216,500. The following additional information is also available:

• Hewett sold goods costing $38,300 to Trump Enterprises on December 28 and shipped the goods on that date with shipping terms of FOB shipping point. The goods were not included in the ending inventory amount of $216,500 because they were not in Hewett's warehouse.

• Hewett purchased goods costing $44,300 on December 29. The goods were shipped FOB destination and were received by Hewett on January 2 of the following year. The shipment was a rush order that was supposed to arrive by December 31. These goods were included in the ending inventory balance of $216,500.

• Hewett's ending inventory balance of $216,500 included $15,300 of goods being held on consignment from Rumsfeld Company. (Hewett Company is the consignee.)

• Hewett's ending inventory balance of $216,500 did not include goods costing $95,300 that were shipped to Hewett on December 27 with shipping terms of FOB destination and were still in transit at year-end.

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