Parent Corporation Owns 90 Percent of Subsidiary 1 Company's Stock

Multiple Choice

Parent Corporation owns 90 percent of Subsidiary 1 Company's stock and 75 percent of Subsidiary 2 Company's stock.During 20X8,Parent sold inventory purchased in 20X7 for $48,000 to Subsidiary 1 for $60,000.Subsidiary 1 then sold the inventory at its cost of $60,000 to Subsidiary 2.Prior to December 31,20X8,Subsidiary 2 sold $45,000 of inventory to a nonaffiliate for $67,000 and held $15,000 in inventory at December 31,20X8.
-Based on the information given above,what amount of inventory must be eliminated from the consolidated balance sheet for 20X8?

A) $2,400
B) $9,000
C) $12,000
D) $3,000