On December 31 of the Current Year, Plunkett Company Reported

Multiple Choice

On December 31 of the current year, Plunkett Company reported an ending inventory balance of $215,000. The following additional information is also available:
• ^{Plunkett sold and shipped goods costing $38,000 to Savannah Enterprises on December 28 with} shipping terms of FOB shipping point. The goods were not included in the ending inventory amount of $215,000.
• ^{Plunkett purchased goods costing $44,000 on December 29. The goods were shipped FOB} destination and were received by Plunkett 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 $215,000.
• ^{Plunkett's ending inventory balance of $215,000 included $15,000 of goods being held on} consignment from Carole Company. (Plunkett Company is the consignee.)
• ^{Plunkett's ending inventory balance of $215,000 did not include goods costing $95,000 that were} shipped to Plunkett on December 27 with shipping terms of FOB destination and were still in transit at year-end.
Based on the above information, the amount that Plunkett should report in ending inventory on December 31 is:

A) $209,000
B) $156,000
C) $200,000
D) $171,000
E) $194,000