Statement 1: An intercompany sale will affect the consolidated net income the same way regardless if it was an upstream or a downstream sale Statement 2: An intercompany sale will affect the non-controlling interest’s share in the net income of the subsidiary the same way regardless if it was an upstream or a downstream sale   A.Only statement 2 is true

What is a good response to? The unrealized intercompany profits can assuredly have an impact on the consolidated financial statements, as true profits and losses will not be recognized until inventory is sold to an unrelated entity. Prior to this third-party sale the intercompany profit or loss in unrealized and must be removed from the reports consolidation to avoid overstating the consolidated net income (Hoyle, Schaefer, & Doupnik, 2024).  It is also important to determine if the inventory sale was upstream or downstream, as the considerations will vary based on the sale in relation to the parent company. For an upstream sale (subsidiary to parent company) any unrealized profit or loss can be partially allocated to non-controlling interests assuming such entities exist, and once the inventory has been resold the recognized revenue is subsequently split accordingly. During a downstream sale (parent to subsidiary company) the unrealized revenue is allocated to the parent company,…