Fundamentals of Advanced Accounting 5th Edition by Joe Ben Hoyle,Thomas Schaefer,Timothy Doupnik

Exercise 24

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 2013, the companies had the following account balances:

Intra-entity sales of $320,000 occurred during 2012 and again in 2013. This merchandise cost $240,000 each year. Of the total transfers, $70,000 was still held on December 31, 2012, with $50,000 unsold on December 31, 2013.
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, 2013.