Akron, Inc., owns all outstanding stock of Toledo Corporation. Amortization expense of $15,000 per year for patented technology resulted from the original acquisition. For 2018, the companies had the following account balances:
Akron Toledo
Sales . . . . . . .. $1,100,000 $600,000
Cost of goods sold 500,000 400,000
Operating expenses 400,000 220,000
Investment income . . Not given –0–
Dividends declared . . .80,000 30,000
Intra-entity sales of $320,000 occurred during 2017 and again in 2018. This merchandise cost $240,000 each year. Of the total transfers, $70,000 was still held on December 31, 2017, with
$50,000 unsold on December 31, 2018.
a. For consolidation purposes, does the direction of the transfers (upstream or downstream) affect
the balances to be reported here?
b. Prepare a consolidated income statement for the year ending December 31, 2018.