Ajak Corporation Owns 85% of the Single Class of Utech

question 83

Multiple Choice

Ajak Corporation owns 85% of the single class of Utech Corporation stock. Utech Corporation owns 35% of Tech Corporation. Ajak Corporation also owns 50% of Tech Corporation, and Tech Corporation owns 75% of Baxter Corporation.

• A) Ajak, Tech, and Baxter Corporations are an affiliated group.
• B) Ajak, Tech, Utech, and Baxter Corporations are an affiliated group.
• C) Ajak, Tech, and Utech Corporations are an affiliated group.
• D) None of the above are correct.

Understand the principle of the lower-of-cost-or-market rule and its application.

Fix misstated net income due to inventory count errors and analyze impact on financial statements.

Identify and calculate key inventory ratios and their significance in evaluating a company's performance.

Analyze the effects of inventory valuation errors on gross profit and prepare corrected income statements.

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Definitions:

Balance Sheet

A financial statement that displays a company's assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity at a specific point in time.

LIFO Reserve

A contra-asset for the excess of FIFO over LIFO inventory.

FIFO Costing

An inventory valuation method stating that the oldest inventory items are sold first, with costs of the oldest items being used to calculate profit.

Ending Inventory

The value of goods available for sale at the end of an accounting period.