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Pluto Company owns 100 percent of the capital stock of both Saturn Corporation and Sol Corporation. Saturn purchases merchandise inventory from Sol at 125 percent of Sol's cost. During 20X8, Sol sold inventory to Saturn that it had purchased for $25,000. Saturn sold all of this merchandise to unrelated customers for $56,892 during 20X8. In preparing combined financial statements for 20X8, Pluto's bookkeeper disregarded the common ownership of Saturn and Sol.

Based on the information given above, what amount should be eliminated from cost of goods sold in the combined income statement for 20X8?

$25,000

$6,250

$56,892

$31,250

Potter Company acquired 75 percent ownership of Snape Corporation in 20X5, at underlying book value. On that date, the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was equal to 25 percent of the book value of Snape Corporation. Potter purchased inventory from Snape for $150,000 on July 24, 20X6, and resold 90 percent of the inventory to unaffiliated companies on November 11, 20X6, for $160,000. Snape produced the inventory sold to Potter for $120,000. The companies had no other transactions during 20X6.

Based on the information given above, what amount of sales will be reported in the 20X6 consolidated income statement?

$135,000

$150,000

$120,000

$160,000

On January 1, 20X6, Plus Corporation acquired 90 percent of Side Corporation for $180,000 cash. Side reported net income of $30,000 and dividends of $10,000 for 20X6, 20X7, and 20X8. On January 1, 20X6, Side reported common stock outstanding of $100,000 and retained earnings of $60,000, and the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $20,000. It held land with a book value of $30,000 and a market value of $35,000 and equipment with a book value of $50,000 and a market value of $60,000 at the date of combination. The remainder of the differential at acquisition was attributable to an increase in the value of patents, which had a remaining useful life of five years. All depreciable assets held by Side at the date of acquisition had a remaining economic life of five years. Plus uses the equity method in accounting for its investment in Side.

Based on the preceding information, the increase in the fair value of patents held by Side is:

$5,000

$20,000

$25,000

$15,000