Prince Corp

question 56

Multiple Choice

Prince Corp. owned 80% of Kile Corp.'s common stock. During October 2013, Kile sold merchandise to Prince for $140,000. At December 31, 2013, 50% of this merchandise remained in Prince's inventory. For 2013, gross profit percentages were 30% of sales for Prince and 40% of sales for Kile. The amount of unrealized intra-entity profit in ending inventory at December 31, 2013 that should be eliminated in the consolidation process is

• A) $28,000.
• B) $56,000.
• C) $22,400.
• D) $21,000.
• E) $42,000.

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Definitions:

Retained Earnings

The portion of net profits not distributed as dividends to shareholders, but retained by the company for reinvestment in its core business or to pay debt.

Net Income

The amount of earnings left over after a company has paid all of its expenses and income taxes, indicating its profitability during a specific period, rephrased to provide a fresh perspective.

Cost of Equity

The return a company requires to decide if an investment meets its capital return criteria, essentially what it compensates investors.

Weighted Average

A calculation that takes into account the varying degrees of importance of the numbers in a data set by multiplying each value by a predetermined weight before averaging.