Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s) Below

question 19

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.

Paggle Corporation owns 80% of Spillway Inc.'s common stock that was purchased at its underlying book value. At the time of purchase, the book value and fair value of Spillway's net assets were equal. The two companies report the following information for 2014 and 2015.

During 2014, one company sold inventory to the other company for $50,000 which cost the transferor $40,000. As of the end of 2014, 30% of the inventory was unsold. In 2015, the remaining inventory was resold outside the consolidated entity.

-If the sale referred to above was a downstream sale,the total sales revenue reported in the consolidated income statement for 2014 would be

• A)$870,000.
• B)$880,000.
• C)$920,000.
• D)$970,000.

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Definitions:

TVC

Total Variable Cost, which refers to the total of all costs that vary with the level of output or production activity.

Short Run

A period in economics during which at least one input, such as plant size, is fixed, and only some factors of production can be varied.

TC

Total Cost, which refers to the aggregate amount of expenses incurred by a business in producing goods or services.

AVC

Average Variable Cost, the total variable costs divided by the quantity of output produced, representing the variable cost per unit of output.