In: Accounting
Purchase Corporation purchased 60 percent of Steal Company
ownership on January 1, 20X7, for $280,500. Steal reported the
following net income and dividend payments:
Year | Net Income | Dividends Paid | ||||||||
20X7 | $ | 53,000 | $ | 33,000 | ||||||
20X8 | 63,000 | 43,000 | ||||||||
20X9 | 38,000 | 18,000 | ||||||||
On January 1, 20X7, Steal had $253,000 of $8 par value common stock
outstanding and retained earnings of $153,000, and the fair value
of the noncontrolling interest was $187,000. Steal held land with a
book value of $31,500 and a market value of $39,000 and equipment
with a book value of $320,000 and a market value of $360,000 at the
date of combination. The remainder of the differential at
acquisition was attributable to an increase in the value of
patents, which had a remaining useful life of 10 years. All
depreciable assets held by Steal at the date of acquisition had a
remaining economic life of eight years.
Required:
a. Compute the increase in the fair value of patents held by
Steal.
b. Prepare the consolidation entries needed at January 1, 20X7, to prepare a consolidated balance sheet.
c. Compute the balance reported by Purchase as its investment in Steal at December 31, 20X8.
d. Prepare the journal entries recorded by Purchase with regard to its investment in Steal during 20X9.
e. Prepare the consolidation entries needed at December 31, 20X9, to prepare a three-part consolidation worksheet.