Blossom Company took a physical inventory on December 31 and determined that goods costing $250,000 were on hand. Not included in the physical count were $24,800 of goods purchased from Pelzer Corporation, FOB shipping point, and $22,600 of goods sold to Alvarez Company for $31,200, FOB destination. Both the Pelzer purchase and the Alvarez sale were in transit at year-end.
1. What amount should Blossom report as its December 31 inventory?

Over the past several years, joyce chen has been able to save regularly. as a result, today she has $54,188 in savings and investments. she wants to establish her own business in 5 years and feels she will need $100,000 to do so. a. if she can earn 6% on her money, how much will her $54,188 in savings/investments be worth in 5 years? will joyce have the $100,000 she needs? if not, how much more money will she need? b. given your answer to part a, how much will joyce have to save each year over the next 5 years to accumulate the additional money? assume she can earn interest at a rate of 6%. c. if joyce can afford to save only $4,000 a year then, given your answer to part a, will she have the $100,000 she needs to start her own business in 5 years?