As a Result of a Thorough Physical Inventory, Hastings Company

Multiple Choice

As a result of a thorough physical inventory, Hastings Company determined that it had inventory worth $270,000 at December 31, 2010. This count did not take into consideration the following facts: Carlin Consignment store currently has goods worth $52,000 on its sales floor that belong to Hastings but are being sold on consignment by Carlin. The selling price of these goods is $75,000. Hastings purchased $20,000 of goods that were shipped on December 27. FOB destination, that will be received by Hastings on January 3. Determine the correct amount of inventory that Hastings should report.

A) $290,000.
B) $342,000.
C) $322,000.
D) $345,000.