Company S is 80% owned by Company P. Near the end of 2015, Company S sold merchandise

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Company S is 80% owned by Company P. Near the end of 2015, Company S sold merchandise with a cost of $6,000 to Company P for $7,000. Company P sold the merchandise to a nonaffiliated firm in 2016 for $10,000. How much total profit should be recorded on the consolidated income statements in 2015 and 2016? How much profit should be awarded to the controlling and noncontrolling interests in 2015 and 2016?

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Advanced Accounting

ISBN: 978-1305084858

12th edition

Authors: Paul M. Fischer, William J. Tayler, Rita H. Cheng

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