Computing the amount of equity income and preparing [I] consolidation journal entries:

Assume that a parent company sells inventory to its wholly owned subsidiary. The subsidiary, ultimately, sells the inventory to customers outside of the consolidated group. You have compiled the following data for the years ending 2012 and 2013:

	Subsidary Net Income	Inventory Sales	Gross Profit On Unsold Inventories	Receivables (Payable)
2013	300,000	50,000	18,000	20,000
2012	200,000	40,000	13,500	15,000

Assume that inventory not remaining at the end of the year was sold outside of the consolidated group.

a. How much Equity Income should the parent report in its pre-consolidation income statement the year ending 2013 assuming that it uses the equity method of accounting for its EquityInvestment? Assume the parent company uses the full equity method to account for its subsidiary. $__________.

b. Prepare the required [I] consolidation journal entries for 2013.

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