Pouch Corporation acquired an 80% interest in Shenley Corporation on January 1, 2014, when the book values of Shenley's assets and liabilities were equal to their fair values. The cost of the 80% interest was equal to 80% of the book value of Shenley's net assets. During 2014, Pouch sold merchandise that cost $70,000 to Shenley for $86,000. On December 31, 2014, three-fourths of the merchandise acquired from Pouch remained in Shenley's inventory. Separate incomes (investment income not included) of the two companies are as follows:

Pouch Sherley
Sales Revenue $180,000 $160,000
Cost of Goods Sold 120,000 90,000
Operating Expenses 17,000 21,000
Separate incomes $43,000 $49,000

The consolidated income statement for Pouch Corporation and subsidiary for the year ended December 31, 2014 will show consolidated cost of sales of

a. $148,000.
b. $120,000.
c. $210,000.
d. $136,000.

The monthly demand equation for an electric utility company is estimated to be p equals 60 minus left parenthesis 10 superscript negative 5 baseline right parenthesis x, where p is measured in dollars and x is measured in thousands of killowatt-hours. the utility has fixed costs of $3 comma 000 comma 000 per month and variable costs of $32 per 1000 kilowatt-hours of electricity generated, so the cost function is upper c left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals 3 times 10 superscript 6 baseline plus 32 x. (a) find the value of x and the corresponding price for 1000 kilowatt-hours that maximize the utility's profit. (b) suppose that the rising fuel costs increase the utility's variable costs from $32 to $38, so its new cost function is upper c 1 left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals 3 times 10 superscript 6 baseline plus 38 x. should the utility pass all this increase of $6 per thousand kilowatt-hours on to the consumers?