Pastern Industries has an 80% ownership stake in Sascon Incorporated. At the time of purchase, the book value of Sascon's assets and liabilities were equal to the fair value. The cost of the 80% investment was equal to 80% of the book value of Sascon's net assets. At the end of 2014, they issued the following consolidated income statement:
Shortly after the statements were issued, Pastern discovered that the 2014 intercompany sales transactions had not been properly eliminated in consolidation. In fact, Pastern had sold inventory that cost $80,000 to Sascon for $90,000, and Sascon had sold inventory that cost $50,000 to Pastern for $65,000. Half of the products from both transactions still remained in inventory at December 31, 2014.
Required: Prepare a corrected income statement for Pastern and Subsidiary for 2014.

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Pastern Industries has an 80% ownership stake in Sascon Incorporated. At the time of purchase, the book value of Sascon's assets and liabilities were equal to the fair value. The cost of the 80% investment was equal to 80% of the book value of Sascon's net assets. At the end of 2014, they issued the following consolidated income statement:
  Shortly after the statements were issued, Pastern discovered that the 2014 intercompany sales transactions had not been properly eliminated in consolidation. In fact, Pastern had sold inventory that cost $80,000 to Sascon for $90,000, and Sascon had sold inventory that cost $50,000 to Pastern for $65,000. Half of the products from both transactions still remained in inventory at December 31, 2014.
Required: Prepare a corrected income statement for Pastern and Subsidiary for 2014.

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The Answer of Pastern Industries has an 80% ownership stake in Sascon Incorporated. At the time of purchase, the book value of Sascon's assets and liabilities were equal to the fair value. The cost of the 80% investment was equal to 80% of the book value of Sascon's net assets. At the end of 2014, they issued the following consolidated income statement:
  Shortly after the statements were issued, Pastern discovered that the 2014 intercompany sales transactions had not been properly eliminated in consolidation. In fact, Pastern had sold inventory that cost $80,000 to Sascon for $90,000, and Sascon had sold inventory that cost $50,000 to Pastern for $65,000. Half of the products from both transactions still remained in inventory at December 31, 2014.
Required: Prepare a corrected income statement for Pastern and Subsidiary for 2014.

Pastern Industries Has an 80% Ownership Stake in Sascon Incorporated