Consolidated Income Statement When Parson Company acquired all of Soaper Companys stock on July 1, 2019, Soapers inventory was undervalued by $160,000,000, plant assets with a 10year life were overvalued by $200,000,000, and long-term debt which matures in five years was overvalued by $100,000,000. No goodwill arose in the combination. All of Soapers depreciation and amortization charges are based on the straightline method. The undervalued inventory was sold during the year ended June 30, 2020. The separate income statements of Parson and Soaper for the year ended June 30, 2020, follow (amounts in millions).

Parson Soaper

Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 $2,000

Equity in net income of Soaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Total revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,140 2,000

Cost of goods sold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000 800

Depreciation expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 140

Interest expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 60

Other expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 700

Total expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,200 1,700

Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 940 $ 300

Required

a. Prepare a consolidated income statement for Parson and Soaper for the year ended June 30, 2020.

b. Why is consolidated income the same as Parsons separately reported net income?