Companies A,B and C Are All Part of the One

question 33

Multiple Choice

Companies A,B and C are all part of the one economic entity,but are all separate legal entities required to prepare their own financial statements.Company A sold Company B's inventory that cost $56,000 for $78,000.At the end of the same period Company B has three-quarters of that inventory still on hand and the rest has been sold to an entity outside the economic group.At what amount should the inventory remaining in Company B be recorded in Company B's own financial statements?

• A) $42,000
• B) $58 500
• C) $56,000
• D) $14 625
• E) None of the given answers.

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