Assume that Major Company owns a 40 percent share of Minor Company and accounts for this investment through the equity method. In 2015, Major sells inventory to Minor at a price of $50,000. This figure includes a gross profit of 30 percent, or $15,000. By the end of 2015, Minor has sold $40,000 of these goods to outside parties while retaining $10,000 in inventory for sale during the subsequent year.