The Material Sale of Inventory Items by a Parent Company

question 20

Multiple Choice

The material sale of inventory items by a parent company to an affiliated company

• A)enters the consolidated revenue computation only if the transfer was the result of arm's length bargaining.
• B)affects consolidated net income under a periodic inventory system but not under a perpetual inventory system.
• C)does not result in consolidated income until the merchandise is sold to outside parties.
• D)does not require a working paper adjustment if the merchandise was transferred at cost.

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Definitions:

Applied

The method of assigning or allocating overhead costs to specific products or jobs based on a predetermined rate.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

Costs incurred during the production process that do not vary with the level of production, such as rent for factory buildings, salaries of plant managers, and depreciation of manufacturing equipment.

Budget Variance

The variance between what was expected to be spent or earned, according to the budget, and the real amount that was spent or received.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead to individual products or job orders, based on a specific activity base, such as labor hours or machine hours.