Pepe, Incorporated Acquired 60% of Devin Company on January 1

question 103

Multiple Choice

Pepe, Incorporated acquired 60% of Devin Company on January 1, 2010. On that date Devin sold equipment to Pepe for $45,000. The equipment had a cost of $120,000 and accumulated depreciation of $66,000 with a remaining life of 9 years. Devin reported net income of $300,000 and $325,000 for 2010 and 2011, respectively. Pepe uses the equity method to account for its investment in Devin. What is the gain or loss on equipment reported by Devin for 2010?

• A) $54,000 gain.
• B) $21,000 loss.
• C) $21,000 gain.
• D) $9,000 loss.
• E) $9,000 gain.

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Definitions:

Gross Price Method

An inventory valuation method that records purchases at the gross invoice price without deducting any cash discounts.

FIFO

FIFO (First-In, First-Out) is an inventory cost valuation method assuming that the oldest items of inventory are sold first and newer inventories last, affecting the cost of goods sold and ending inventory valuation.

LIFO

Last In, First Out, an inventory valuation method that assumes goods purchased last are the first to be used or sold, affecting cost of goods sold and inventory value.

Average

A statistical measure that denotes the central value of a set of numbers.