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    PracticeACCAACCA FA — Financial Accounting Practice Exam 6Question 42
    Easy1 markMultiple Choice
    Preparing Simple Consolidated Financial StatementsSyllabus GConsolidationsIntra-group Trading

    ACCA · Question 42 · Preparing Simple Consolidated Financial Statements

    Section B - Case 1

    Scenario: GlobalTech PLC acquired 80% of CloudServe Ltd on 1 July 20X5. Year-end is 31 December 20X5. GlobalTech paid $5m cash and issued 1m shares (market value $2 each). CloudServe's net assets at acquisition were $6m. Fair value of NCI at acquisition was $1.5m. Post-acquisition, CloudServe sold goods to GlobalTech for $1m at a 25% mark-up on cost. Half of these goods remain in inventory at year-end. CloudServe's profit for the full year was $800k (accruing evenly).

    What adjustment is required to consolidated Revenue for the intra-group sales?

    Answer options:

    A.

    Deduct $1,000,000

    B.

    Deduct $500,000

    C.

    Deduct $800,000

    D.

    No adjustment is required.

    How to approach this question

    In a consolidated statement of profit or loss, 100% of intra-group sales must be eliminated from both Revenue and Cost of Sales, regardless of how much remains in inventory.

    Full Answer

    A.Deduct $1,000,000✓ Correct
    To prevent double-counting, the entire value of intra-group sales ($1,000,000) must be deducted from consolidated Revenue and consolidated Cost of Sales. The fact that half remains in inventory only affects the PUP adjustment, not the revenue elimination.

    Common mistakes

    Only deducting the unrealized portion ($500k) or applying the 80% ownership percentage.
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