Pogo Corporation acquired a 75% interest in Sperry Corporation on January 1, 2011 at a cost equal to book value and fair value. In the same year Sperry sold land costing $25,000 to Pogo for $50,000. On July 1, 2014, Pogo sold the land to an unrelated party for $85,000. What was the gain on the sale of the land on the consolidated income statement for 2014?   A. $25,000   B. $35,000   C. $60,000   D. $45,000

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Pogo Corporation acquired a 75% interest in Sperry Corporation on January 1, 2011 at a cost equal to book value and fair value. In the same year Sperry sold land costing $25,000 to Pogo for $50,000. On July 1, 2014, Pogo sold the land to an unrelated party for $85,000. What was the gain on the sale of the land on the consolidated income statement for 2014?

  A.

$25,000

  B.

$35,000

  C.

$60,000

  D.

$45,000

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