In: Accounting
Date of Acquisition Consolidation Eliminating Entries
Pennant Corporation acquired 80 percent of Saylor Company's
common stock for $12,000,000 in cash on January 2, 2013. At that
date, Saylor's $7,200,000 of reported net assets were fairly
stated, except land was undervalued by $600,000 and unrecorded
in-process R&D was valued at $1,200,000. The estimated fair
value of the noncontrolling interest is $2,400,000 at the
acquisition date.
(a) Calculate total goodwill and its allocation to the controlling
and noncontrolling interests.
| Allocation of goodwill between controlling and noncontrolling interest: | |
|---|---|
| Total goodwill | $Answer |
| Pennant's goodwill | Answer |
| Goodwill to noncontrolling interest | $Answer |
(b) Prepare the working paper eliminating entries needed to consolidate Pennant and Saylor on January 2, 2013.
| Consolidation Journal | ||
|---|---|---|
| Description | Debit | Credit |
| (E) | ||
| AnswerCashStockholders' equity - SaylorInvestment in Saylor | Answer | Answer |
| AnswerInvestment in SaylorCashStockholders' equity - Saylor | Answer | Answer |
| Noncontrolling interest in Saylor | Answer | Answer |
| (R) | ||
| AnswerLandInvestment in SaylorCash | Answer | Answer |
| IPR&D | Answer | Answer |
| Goodwill | Answer | Answer |
| AnswerInvestment in SaylorLandCash | Answer | Answer |
| Noncontrolling interest in Saylor | Answer | Answer |