Parent Corporation Owns 90 Percent of Subsidiary 1 Company's Stock

question 31

Multiple Choice

Parent Corporation owns 90 percent of Subsidiary 1 Company's stock and 75 percent of Subsidiary 2 Company's stock.During 2008,Parent sold inventory purchased in 2007 for $48,000 to Subsidiary 1 for $60,000.Subsidiary 1 then sold the inventory at its cost of $60,000 to Subsidiary 2.Prior to December 31,2008,Subsidiary 2 sold $45,000 of inventory to a nonaffiliate for $67,000 and held $15,000 in inventory at December 31,2008.
-Based on the information given above,what amount of inventory must be eliminated from the consolidated balance sheet for 2008?

• A)$2,400
• B)$9,000
• C)$12,000
• D)$3,000