Blossom Bank and Trust is considering giving Alou Company a loan. Before doing so, management decide that further discussions with Alou's accountant may be desirable. One area of particular concern is the inventory account, which has a year-end balance of 294,500. Discussions with the accountant reveal the following. 1. Alou sold goods costing 35,600 to Comerico Company, FOB shipping point, on December 28. The goods are not expected to arrive at Comerico until January 12. The goods were not included in the physical inventory because they were not in the warehouse. 2. The physical count of the inventory did not include goods costing 92,000 that were shipped to Alou FOB destination on December 27 and were still in transit at year-end. 3. Alou received goods costing 22,500 on January 2. The goods were shipped FOB shipping point on December 26 by Grant Co. The goods were not included in the physical count. 4. Alou sold goods costing 35,500 to Emerick Co., FOB destination, on December 30 . The goods were received at Emerick on January 8 . They were not included in Alous physical inventory. 5. Alou received goods costing 44,200 on January 2 that were shipped FOB shipping point on December 29. The shipment was a rush order that was supposed to arrive December 31 . This purchase was included in the ending inventory of 294,500. Determine the correct inventory amount on December 31. The correct inventory amount