The Net Incomes for Parent and Sub Inc for the Year

Multiple Choice

The Net Incomes for Parent and Sub Inc for the year ended July 31, 2012 were $120,000 and $60,000 respectively. Assume that Parent Inc. purchased a controlling interest in Sub Inc. on August 1, 2012 and decides to prepare an Income Statement for the combined entity on the date of acquisition. If Parent acquired 100% of Sub Inc. on that date, what would be the net income reported for the combined entity (for the year ended July 31, 2012) ?

A) $60,000
B) $120,000
C) $180,000
D) Nil