Paramount Corporation acquired its 75 percent investment in Sun Corporation in January 2012, for $3,492,000 and...

Paramount Corporation acquired its 75 percent investment in Sun Corporation in January 2012, for $3,492,000 and accounts for its investment internally using the complete equity method. At the acquisition date, total book value of Sun was $1,800,000 including $960,000 of retained earnings, and the estimated fair value of the 25 percent noncontrolling interest was $948,000. The fair values of Sun's assets and liabilities were equal to their carrying values, except for the following items:

	Fair value less Book value
Accounts receivable	$(120,000)
Inventory	(150,000)
Equipment (10 years, straight-line)	(480,000)
Patents (5 years, straight-line)	240,000
Deferred tax liabilities (created as a result of the nontaxable acquisition)	90,000

The receivables were collected and the inventory sold during the first three years following the acquisition. Deferred tax liabilities of $72,000 were reversed during 2012–2017. An impairment test made at the end of 2017 indicates a remaining value of $2,400,000 for the goodwill recognized as a result of the acquisition. Sun's shareholders' equity is $3,000,000 including $2,160,000 of retained earnings, at the end of 2017.

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(a) Calculate the amount of goodwill initially recognized as a result of the acquisition, and its allocation to the controlling and noncontrolling interests.

Allocation of goodwill
Goodwill	Answer
Paramount’s share of goodwill:	Answer
Noncontrolling interest’s share of goodwill	Answer

(b) Calculate the balance in the investment account, carried on Paramount's books, and the value of the noncontrolling interest, reported in the equity section of the consolidated balance sheet, as of the end of 2017.

Balances as of 2017 year-end
Investment in Sun	Answer
Noncontrolling interest in Sun	Answer

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