Pat Corporation acquired 80 percent of Smack Corporation's voting common stock on January 1, 20X7. On December 31, 20X8, Pat received $390,000 from Smack for equipment Pat had purchased on January 1, 20X5, for $400,000. The equipment is expected to have a 10-year useful life and no salvage value. Both companies depreciate equipment on a straight-line basis. Based on the preceding information, in the preparation of the 20x9 consolidated income statement, depreciation expense will be:

a. credited for $25,000 in the consolidating entries.
b. credited for $15,000 in the consolidating entries.
c. debited for $15,000 in the consolidating entries.
d. debited for $25,000 in the consolidating entries.

1. which one of the following would be an example of a supply-side market failure? a. a gas station is slowly leaking diesel fuel from its underground tanks, and after the leak is discovered, the business immediately cleans up the pollution at its own expense. b. a gas station is slowly leaking diesel fuel from its underground tanks, but the state uses taxpayer money to clean up the pollution rather than requiring the business to pay. c. your business wants to attract repeat customers by putting on a customer-appreciation picnic at a public park, but you decide not to because you couldn't prevent noncustomers from consuming the food and entertainment you provided. d. everyone rushes to the local retail outlet at midnight on the day of the release of a new video game console, and the store runs out before everyone is able to buy one.