Advanced Accounting Chapter 3
Advanced Accounting Chapter 3
CHAPTER 3
AN INTRODUCTION TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT
1. On June 1, 2014, Puell Company acquired 100% of the stock of Sorrell Inc. On this date,
Puell had Retained Earnings of $100,000 and Sorrell had Retained Earnings of $50,000.
On December 31, 2014, Puell had Retained Earnings of $120,000 and Sorrell had Retained
Earnings of $60,000. The amount of Retained Earnings that appeared in the December 31,
2014 consolidated balance sheet was…
2. Perth Corporation acquired a 100% interest in Sansone Company for $1,600,000 when
Sansone had no liabilities. The book values and fair values of Sansone's assets were:
Packaging Shipaway
Assets $590,000 $180,000
If a consolidated balance sheet was prepared immediately after the business combination,
the noncontrolling interest would be…
4. On July 1, 2014, when Salaby Company's total stockholders' equity was $360,000, Pogana
Corporation purchased 14,000 shares of Salaby's common stock at $30 per share. Salaby
had 20,000 shares of common stock outstanding both before and after the purchase by
Pogana, and the book value of Salaby's net assets on July 1, 2014 was equal to the fair
value. On a consolidated balance sheet prepared at July 1, 2014, goodwill would be…
5. Pomograte Corporation bought 75% of Sycamore Company's common stock, with a book
value of $900,000, on January 2, 2014 for $750,000. The law firm of Dewey, Cheatam
and Howe was paid $55,000 to facilitate the purchase. At what amount should Pomograte's
Investment in Sycamore account be reported on January 2, 2014?
6. Pinata Corporation acquired an 80% interest in Smackem Inc. for $130,000 on January 1,
2014, when Smackem had Capital Stock of $125,000 and Retained Earnings of $25,000.
Assume the fair value and book value of Smackem's net assets were equal on January 1,
2014. Pinata's separate income statement and a consolidated income statement for Pinata
and Subsidiary as of December 31, 2014, are shown below.
Pinata Consolidated
Sales revenue $145,850 $234,750
Income from Smackem 12,600
Cost of sales (60,000) (100,000)
Other expenses (20,000) (50,000)
Noncontrolling
interest share (3,150)
Net income $ 78,450 $ 81,600
Smackem's separate income statement must have reported net income of…
Passerby Standaround
Assets $1,600,000 $470,000
Liabilities $840,000 $230,000
Capital stock 360,000 50,000
Retained earnings 400,000 190,000
Required: Determine the consolidated balances as of January 2, 2014 for the following
five balance sheet line items:
a. Goodwill
b. Liabilities
c. Capital Stock
d. Retained Earnings
e. Noncontrolling Interest.
8. On January 1, 2014, Myna Corporation issued 10,000 shares of its own $10 par value
common stock for 9,000 shares of the outstanding stock of Berry Corporation in an
acquisition. Myna common stock at January 1, 2014 was selling at $70 per share. Just
before the business combination, balance sheet information of the two corporations was as
follows:
Required:
a. Prepare the journal entry on Myna Corporation's books to account for the investment
in Berry Company.
9. On July 1, 2014, Polliwog Incorporated paid cash for 21,000 shares of Salamander
Company's $10 par value stock, when it was trading at $22 per share. At that time,
Salamander's total stockholders' equity was $597,000, and they had 30,000 shares of stock
outstanding, both before and after the purchase. The book value of Salamander's net assets
is believed to approximate the fair values.
Required:
a. Prepare the journal entry that Polliwog would record at the date of acquisition on their
general ledger.
b. Calculate the balance of the goodwill that would be recorded on Polliwog's general
ledger, on Salamander's general ledger, and in the consolidated financial statements.
10. Patterson Company acquired 90% of Starr Corporation on January 1, 2014 for $2,250,000.
Starr had net assets at that time with a fair value of $2,500,000. At the time of the
acquisition, Patterson computed the annual excess fair-value amortization to be $20,000,
based on the difference between Starr's net book value and net fair value. Assume the fair
value exceeds the book value, and $20,000 pertains to the whole company. Separate from
any earnings from Starr, Patterson reported net income in 2014 and 2015 of $550,000 and
$575,000, respectively. Starr reported the following net income and dividend payments:
2014 2015
Net Income $150,000 $180,000
Dividends $30,000 $30,000