Comparative income statements of Sub Corporation for the calendar years 2019, 2020, and 2021 are as follows (in thousands): Sales Cost of sales Gross profit Operating expenses Net income 2019 $22,000 10,600 11400 5,700 $5700 2020 $18,500 9,900 8600 5,500 $ 3100 2021 $19,250 10,100 9150 6,000 $ 3150 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 1. Sub was an 80 percent-owned subsidiary of Pub Corporation throughout the 2019-2021 period. Pub's separate income (excludes income from Sub) was $7,200,000, $6,600,000, and $7,500,000 in 2019, 2020, and 2021, respectively. Pub acquired its interest in Sub at its underlying book value, which was equal to fair value on July 1, 2017. 2. Pub sold inventory items to Sub during 2019 at a gross profit to Pub of $720,000. Half the merchandise remained in Sub's inventory at December 31, 2019. Total sales by Pub to Sub in 2019 were $1,800,000. The remaining merchandise was sold by Sub in 2020. 3. Pub's inventory at December 31, 2020, included items acquired from Sub on which Sub made a profit of $410,000. Total sales by Sub to Pub during 2020 were $1,600,000. 4. There were no unrealized profits in the December 31, 2021 inventories of either Sub or Pub. 5. Pub uses the equity method of accounting for its investment in Sub.

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By reference to the data in the problem set, discuss the meanings of upstream sales and
downstream sales and their relevance in computing parent and consolidated net income. 

Comparative income statements of Sub Corporation for the calendar years 2019, 2020, and
2021 are as follows (in thousands):
Sales
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Operating expenses
Net income
2019
$22,000
10,600
11400
5,700
$5700
2020
$18,500
9,900
8600
5,500
$ 3100
2021
$19,250
10,100
9150
6,000
$ 3150
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1. Sub was an 80 percent-owned subsidiary of Pub Corporation throughout the 2019-2021
period. Pub's separate income (excludes income from Sub) was $7,200,000, $6,600,000, and
$7,500,000 in 2019, 2020, and 2021, respectively. Pub acquired its interest in Sub at its
underlying book value, which was equal to fair value on July 1, 2017.
2. Pub sold inventory items to Sub during 2019 at a gross profit to Pub of $720,000. Half the
merchandise remained in Sub's inventory at December 31, 2019. Total sales by Pub to Sub in
2019 were $1,800,000. The remaining merchandise was sold by Sub in 2020.
3. Pub's inventory at December 31, 2020, included items acquired from Sub on which Sub
made a profit of $410,000. Total sales by Sub to Pub during 2020 were $1,600,000.
4. There were no unrealized profits in the December 31, 2021 inventories of either Sub or
Pub.
5. Pub uses the equity method of accounting for its investment in Sub.
Transcribed Image Text:Comparative income statements of Sub Corporation for the calendar years 2019, 2020, and 2021 are as follows (in thousands): Sales Cost of sales Gross profit Operating expenses Net income 2019 $22,000 10,600 11400 5,700 $5700 2020 $18,500 9,900 8600 5,500 $ 3100 2021 $19,250 10,100 9150 6,000 $ 3150 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 1. Sub was an 80 percent-owned subsidiary of Pub Corporation throughout the 2019-2021 period. Pub's separate income (excludes income from Sub) was $7,200,000, $6,600,000, and $7,500,000 in 2019, 2020, and 2021, respectively. Pub acquired its interest in Sub at its underlying book value, which was equal to fair value on July 1, 2017. 2. Pub sold inventory items to Sub during 2019 at a gross profit to Pub of $720,000. Half the merchandise remained in Sub's inventory at December 31, 2019. Total sales by Pub to Sub in 2019 were $1,800,000. The remaining merchandise was sold by Sub in 2020. 3. Pub's inventory at December 31, 2020, included items acquired from Sub on which Sub made a profit of $410,000. Total sales by Sub to Pub during 2020 were $1,600,000. 4. There were no unrealized profits in the December 31, 2021 inventories of either Sub or Pub. 5. Pub uses the equity method of accounting for its investment in Sub.
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