Identify Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 32

Multiple Choice

Identify which of the following statements is true.

• A)The basic accounting method elections that are used by the seller in intercompany transactions do not override the intercompany transaction rules.
• B)P and S are members of an affiliated group that has filed consolidated tax returns for a number of years. The sale of inventory by P, which was acquired from S in an intercompany transaction, outside the affiliated group triggers the restoration of gain by S.
• C)Last year, P, S, and T Corporations have filed consolidated tax returns for a number of years. Last year P Corporation sold land (a Sec. 1231 asset)to T at a $75,000 profit. The gain was deferred by P in last year's consolidated tax return. P sold the T stock to Mike on June 1 of this year. The stock sale will require P to report in its income the gain that was deferred on the land sale.
• D)All of the above are true.

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Definitions:

Economic Profit

The contrast between the aggregate income and complete costs, both visible and unseen, of a company.

Market Price

The current price at which an asset or service can be bought or sold in a competitive marketplace.

Cost Curves

Graphical representations that show how the costs of production change in response to different levels of output.

Market Price

The current market price for transactions involving an asset or service.