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The trial balances of Ash Inc.and its subsidiary Cinder Corp.on December 31,2006 are shown below: Other Information:
Ash acquired Cinder in three stages:
January 1,2006: Ash purchased 10,000 shares for $100,000.Cinder's Retained Earnings were $40,000 on that date.
January 1,2008: Ash purchased 30,000 shares for $450,000.Cinder's Retained Earnings were $80,000 on that date.
December 31,2009: Ash purchased 20,000 shares for $150,000.Cinder's Retained Earnings were $100,000 on that date.
Cinder was incorporated on January 1,2004.On that date,Cinder issued 100,000 voting shares.Any difference between the cost and book value for each acquisition is attributable entirely to trademarks,which are to be amortized over 5 years.The company has neither issued nor retired shares since the Date of Incorporation.
Ash sold depreciable assets to Cinder at a loss of $20,000 on January 1,2008.These assets had a 10 year remaining life.
Intercompany Sales of Inventory amounted to $250,000.Unrealized inventory profits for each company are shown below for 2009.The amounts indicate the amount of profit in each company's inventory. All inventories on hand at the start of 2009 were sold to outsiders during the year.The net Incomes of both companies are evenly earned throughout the year.Both companies are subject to an effective corporate tax rate of 20%.
-Compute consolidated inventory for Ash as at December 31,2009.

Understand the significance and outcomes of major welfare reforms.

Acknowledge the coverage and financing of social insurance programs in the U.S.

Differentiate between welfare/public charity programs and social insurance programs based on eligibility and funding.

Understand the current state of income inequality in the United States and its trend over the past 35 years.

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