Question

On January 1, 2016, Aspen Company acquired 80 percent of Birch Company's voting stock for $504,000. Birch reported a $510,000 book value and the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $126,000 on that date. Then, on January 1, 2017, Birch acquired 80 percent of Cedar Company for $160,000 when Cedar had a $164,000 book value and the 20 percent noncontrolling interest was valued at $40,000. In each acquisition, the subsidiary's excess acquisition-date fair over book value was assigned to a trade name with a 30-year remaining life.

These companies report the following financial information. Investment income figures are not included.   

	2016		2017		2018
Sales:
Aspen Company	$	515,000	$	595,000	$	740,000
Birch Company		285,000		398,750		631,000
Cedar Company	Not available			249,800		258,800
Expenses:
Aspen Company	$	397,500	$	442,500	$	530,000
Birch Company		237,000		315,000		557,500
Cedar Company	Not available			233,000		216,000
Dividends declared:
Aspen Company	$	20,000	$	45,000	$	55,000
Birch Company		10,000		15,000		15,000
Cedar Company	Not available			2,000		6,000

Assume that each of the following questions is independent:

A.If all companies use the equity method for internal reporting purposes, what is the December 31, 2017, balance in Aspen's Investment in Birch Company account?

B.What is the consolidated net income for this business combination for 2018?

C.What is the net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest in 2018?

D.Assume that Birch made intra-entity inventory transfers to Aspen that have resulted in the following intra-entity gross profits in inventory at the end of each year:

Date	Amount
12/31/16	$11,100
12/31/17	20,700
12/31/18	28,400

What is the accrual-based net income of Birch in 2017 and 2018, respectively?

If all companies use the equity method for internal reporting purposes, what is the December 31, 2017, balance in Aspen's Investment in Birch Company account?
b. What is the consolidated net income for this business combination for 2018?
c. What is the net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest in 2018?

Assume that Birch made intra-entity inventory transfers to Aspen that have resulted in the following intra-entity gross profits in inventory at the end of each year:

Date	Amount
12/31/16	$11,100
12/31/17	20,700
12/31/18	28,400

What is the accrual-based net income of Birch in 2017 and 2018, respectively?

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	2017 2018 Realized income

Answer 1

c	No controlling interest in income of Cedar
	Revenues less expenses	$               42,800
	Excess amortization	$               (1,200)
	Accrual-based income	$               41,600
	No controlling interest percentage	20%
	No controlling interest in income of Cedar		$    8,320	(41600*20%)
	No controlling interest in income of Birch
	Revenues less expenses	$               73,500
	Excess amortization	$               (4,000)
	Equity income accruing from Cedar Company
	(80% of 41600 accrual based income of cedar)	$               33,280
	Accrual-based income	$             102,780
	No controlling interest percentage	20%
	No controlling interest in income of Cedar		$ 20,556	(102780*20%)
	Total of NCI		$ 28,876
d	Accrual based income of 2013(as per a)	$               92,230
	Add: 2016 unrealised gross profit	$               11,100
	Less: 2017 unrealised gross profit	$             (20,700)
	2017 - realised income	$               82,630
	Accrual based income of 2018(as per c)	$             102,780
	Add: 2017 unrealised gross profit	$               20,700
	Less: 2018 unrealised gross profit	$             (28,400)
	2018 - realised income	$               95,080