P Company Regularly Sells Merchandise to Its 80%-Owned Subsidiary, S

question 15

Multiple Choice

P Company regularly sells merchandise to its 80%-owned subsidiary, S Corporation. In 2016, P sold merchandise that cost $192,000 to S for $240,000. Half of this merchandise remained in S's December 31, 2016 inventory. During 2017, P sold merchandise that cost $300,000 to S for $375,000. Forty percent of this merchandise inventory remained in S's December 31, 2017 inventory. Selected income statement information for the two affiliates for the year 2017 is as follows: Consolidated sales revenue for P and Subsidiary for 2017 are:

• A) $2,325,000.
• B) $2,400,000.
• C) $2,565,000.
• D) $2,700,000.

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Definitions:

Cost of Capital

The return rate that a firm needs to achieve to cover the cost of generating funds in the marketplace, essentially what it must pay in order to use capital.

Living Standards

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GDP Growth

An increase in a country's gross domestic product over time, indicating economic expansion.

Cost of Capital

The cost of funds used for financing a business, often considered as the required rate of return to make a capital budgeting project, such as building a new factory, worthwhile.