James Corporation owns 80 percent of Carl Corporation's common stock. During October, Carl sold merchandise to James for $205,000. At December 31, 60 percent of this merchandise remains in James's inventory. Gross profit percentages were 30 percent for James and 40 percent for Carl. The amount of intra-entity gross profit in inventory at December 31 that should be eliminated in the consolidation process is

$35,143

Explanation:

Step 1 : Determine the value of Ending Inventory

Ending Inventory = $205,000 x 60 %

                              = $123,000

Step 2 : Determine the amount of unrealized profit in inventory

The Subsidiary (Carl Corporation) sold inventory to Parent (James Corporation).

James Corporation is the Parent of a Group since its owns more than 50% of voting rights of Carl Corporation

We use the gross profit percentage of the seller to determine the unrealized profit in inventory which is 40%.

Unrealized profit in inventory = 40/140 x $123,000

                                                   = $35,143

Conclusion :

The amount of intra-entity gross profit in inventory at December 31 that should be eliminated in the consolidation process is $35,143.

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