Stark Company, a 90% Owned Subsidiary of Parker, Inc

question 83

Multiple Choice

Stark Company, a 90% owned subsidiary of Parker, Inc., sold land to Parker on May 1, 2020, for $80,000. The land originally cost Stark $85,000. Stark reported net income of $200,000, $180,000, and $220,000 for 2020, 2021, and 2022, respectively. Parker sold the land purchased from Stark for $92,000 in 2022. Both companies use the equity method of accounting.Assuming there are no excess amortizations or other intra-entity transactions, compute income from Stark reported on Parker's books for 2020.

• A) $205,000.
• B) $200,000.
• C) $180,000.
• D) $175,500.
• E) $184,500.

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