Strickland Company Sells Inventory to Its Parent, Carter Company, at a Profit

question 79

Multiple Choice

Strickland Company sells inventory to its parent, Carter Company, at a profit during 2020. Carter sells one-third of the inventory in 2020.In the consolidation worksheet for 2020, which of the following accounts would be debited to eliminate the intra-entity transfer of inventory?

• A) Retained earnings.
• B) Cost of goods sold.
• C) Inventory.
• D) Investment in Strickland Company.
• E) Sales.

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