Exam 5: Consolidated Financial Statements - Intercompany Asset Transactions

Gargiulo Company, a 90% owned subsidiary of Posito Corporation, sells inventory to Posito at a 25% profit on selling price. The following data are available pertaining to intra-entity purchases. Gargiulo was acquired on January 1, 2010. Assume the equity method is used. The following data are available pertaining to Gargiulo's income and dividends. For consolidation purposes, what amount would be debited to cost of goods sold for the 2012 consolidation worksheet with regard to the unrealized gross profit of the 2012 intra-entity transfer of merchandise?

When comparing the difference between an upstream and downstream transfer of inventory, and using the initial value method, which of the following statements is true when there is a non-controlling interest?

Varton Corp. acquired all of the voting common stock of Caleb Co. on January 1, 2011. Varton owned some land with a book value of $84,000 that was sold to Caleb for its fair value of $120,000. How should this transaction be accounted for by the consolidated entity?

Patti Company owns 80% of the common stock of Shannon, Inc. In the current year, Patti reports sales of $10,000,000 and cost of goods sold of $7,500,000. For the same period, Shannon has sales of $200,000 and cost of goods sold of $160,000. During the year, Patti sold merchandise to Shannon for $60,000 at a price based on the normal markup. At the end of the year, Shannon still possesses 30 percent of this inventory. Assume the same information, except Shannon sold inventory to Patti. Compute consolidated sales.

On January 1, 2010, Smeder Company, an 80% owned subsidiary of Collins, Inc., transferred equipment with a 10-year life (six of which remain with no salvage value) to Collins in exchange for $84,000 cash. At the date of transfer, Smeder's records carried the equipment at a cost of $120,000 less accumulated depreciation of $48,000. Straight-line depreciation is used. Smeder reported net income of $28,000 and $32,000 for 2010 and 2011, respectively. All net income effects of the intra-entity transfer are attributed to the seller for consolidation purposes. What is the net effect on consolidated net income in 2010 due to the equipment transfer?

During 2011, Edwards Co. sold inventory to its parent company, Forsyth Corp. Forsyth still owned the entire inventory purchased at the end of 2011. Why must the gross profit on the sale be deferred when consolidated financial statements are prepared at the end of 2011?

Stark Company, a 90% owned subsidiary of Parker, Inc., sold land to Parker on May 1, 2010, for $80,000. The land originally cost Stark $85,000. Stark reported net income of $200,000, $180,000, and $220,000 for 2010, 2011, and 2012, respectively. Parker sold the land purchased from Stark in 2010 for $92,000 in 2012. Compute the gain or loss on the intra-entity sale of land.