Walsh Company Sells Inventory to Its Subsidiary, Fisher Company, at a Profit

question 80

Multiple Choice

Walsh Company sells inventory to its subsidiary, Fisher Company, at a profit during 2020. With respect to one-third of the inventory sold to Fisher, Walsh accounts for it using the equity method of accounting.In the consolidation worksheet for 2020, which of the following accounts would be debited to eliminate unrecognized intra-entity gross profit with regard to the 2020 intra-entity transfers?

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

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Definitions:

Property, Plant, and Equipment

Tangible long-lived assets used in the operations of a business, including land, buildings, and machinery.

ASPE

Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises; these are simplified accounting principles for private companies in Canada, allowing them to prepare financial statements without adhering to the more complex IFRS.

IFRS

International Financial Reporting Standards, a set of accounting standards developed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) that is becoming the global standard for the preparation of public company financial statements.

Current-rate Method

A method used in financial reporting to convert the financial statements of a foreign subsidiary to the parent company's currency by applying the current exchange rate.