In preparing combined financial statements, which of the following accounts are eliminated in the combiningprocess? Branch Income o

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  1. Among the various reasons given for the internal transfer of merchandise inventory of a price above its cost are:
  • Theequitable allocation of income amongst the various units of the business enterprise
  • Efficiency in pricinginventories
  • Concealment of the true profit margins from branchpersonnel
  • All of the above are considered validreasons

 

2. A branch office allowed to make sales, carry inventory for resale to customers, and incur normal operating expenses. The home office ships merchandise to the branch office at cost plus a 20% markup. The home office account is used in its customary fashion, it will track:

  • Unrealized inventory profits and overall branch profits but notbranch losses
  • Unrealized inventory profitsonly
  • Unrealized inventory profits and overall branch profitslosses
  • Overall branch profits and losses but notunrealized inventory profits.

3. In preparing combined financial statements, which of the following accounts are eliminated in the combiningprocess?

  • Branch Income or Loss: NO Home Office Capital:YES
  • Branch Income or Loss: NO Home Office Capital:NO
  • Branch Income or Loss : YES Home Office Capital:YES
  • Branch Income or Loss: YES Home Office Capital:NO
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