ABC Corporation owns 75 percent of XYZ Company's voting shares. During 20X8, ABC produced 50,000 chairs at a cost of $79 each and sold 35,000 chairs to XYZ for $90 each. XYZ sold 18,000 of the chairs to unaffiliated companies for $117 each prior to December 31, 20X8, and sold the remainder in early 20X9 to unaffiliated companies for $130 each. Both companies use perpetual inventory systems.
-Based on the information given above,what amount of cost of goods sold did XYZ record in 20X8?

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XYZ recorded the cost of goods sold for the 18,000 chairs sold in 20X8. The cost per chair for XYZ is the price paid to ABC, which is $90. Therefore, the cost of goods sold is 18,000 chairs x $90 = $1,620,000.

ABC Corporation Owns 75 Percent of XYZ Company's Voting Shares