Baywatch Industries has owned 80 percent of Tubberware Corporation for many years. On January 1, 20X6, Baywatch paid Tubberware $267,000 to acquire equipment that Tubberware had purchased on January 1, 20X3, for $291,000. The equipment is expected to have no skrap value and is depreciated over a 15-year useful life.
Baywatch reported operating earnings of $110,000 for 20X8 and paid dividends of $35,000. Tubberware reported net income of $43,000 and paid dividends of $21,000 in 20X8.
A. Compute the amount reported as consolidated net income for 20X8.
B. By what amount would consolidated net income change if the equipment sale had been a downstream sale rather than upstream sale?
C. Record the entry to eliminate the gain on the equipment and to correct the asset's basis.
D. Record the entry to adjust accumulated depreciation.