Top Company owns 80% interest of Bottom, Inc. In the current year, Top cost of goods sold of $7,500,000 and Bottom has cost of goods sold of $160,000. During the year, Top sold merchandise to Bottom for $60,000. Tops gross profit percentage is 25%. At the end of the year, Bottom still possesses 30 percent of this inventory.

Compute consolidated cost of goods sold.

a.

$7,500,000.

b.

$7,655,500

c.

$7,664,500.

d.

$7,604,500.

e.

$7,660,000