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Multiple Stock Purchases and Sale of Shares | |||||||
On January 1, 2014, Plum Company made an open-market purchase of 30,000 shares of Spivey Company common | |||||||
stock for $122,000. At that time, Spivey Company had common stock ($2 par) of $600,000 and retained | |||||||
earnings of $240,000. On July 1, 2014, an additional 210,000 shares were purchased on the open market by Plum | |||||||
Company at a cost of $789,600 or $3.76 a share. On November 1, 2014, 3,000 of the shares purchased on January | |||||||
1, 2014, were sold on the open market for $21,000. Assume that any excess of implied value over book value | |||||||
acquired relates to subsidiary goodwill. | |||||||
During 2014, Plum Company earned $22,000 (excluding any gain or loss on the sale of the shares). Plum | |||||||
Company received income statements from Spivey Company reporting the following results. | |||||||
Spivey Company Income | |||||||
January 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014 $ 60,000 | |||||||
January 1, 2014 to October 31, 2014 96,000 | |||||||
For the year ended December 31, 2014 130,000 | |||||||
Neither company declared dividends during the year. Plum Company’s retained earnings were $460,000 on | |||||||
January 1, 2014. | |||||||
Required: | |||||||
A. Prepare the book entries Plum Company would make during 2014 to account for its investment in Spivey | |||||||
Company, assuming | |||||||
(1) The use of the cost method. | |||||||
(2) The use of either the complete or the partial equity method. | |||||||
B. Prepare in general journal form the eliminating entries for a consolidated statements workpaper on | |||||||
December 31, 2014, assuming | |||||||
(1) The use of the cost method. | |||||||
(2) The use of either the complete or the partial equity method. | |||||||
C. Compute controlling interest in consolidated net income for 2014. | |||||||
No. of shares | Amount | Mkt rate | Remarks | ||
Jan 1 2014 | Spivy common stock | 300000 | $ 600,000 | $ 2.00 | |
Spivy retained earnings | $ 240,000 | ||||
Jan 1 2014 | Plum purcahsed Spivy stock | 30000 | $ 122,000 | $ 4.07 | |
July 1 2014 | Plum purcahsed Spivy stock | 210000 | $ 789,600 | $ 3.76 | |
Nov 1 2014 | Total stock held in Spivy | 240000 | $ 911,600 | $ 3.80 | Average rate of the stock held in spivy= (911600/240000) |
Nov 1 2014 | Plum purcahsed Spivy stock | -3000 | $ 21,000 | $ (7.00) | |
Nov 1 2014 | Value of stock sold | $ 11,395 | Average rate * stock sold (3.8 * 3000) |
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Nov 1 2014 | Gain on sale of shares | 3000 | $ 9,605 | $ 3.20 | (Average cost - sale price) |
2014 | Plum earnings | $ 22,000 | |||
Retained earnings | $ 460,000 | ||||
Spivy company income | |||||
Jan 1st to June 30 2014 | $ 60,000 | ||||
Jan 1st to Oct 31 2014 | $ 96,000 | ||||
Jan 1st to Dec 31 2014 | $ 130,000 | ||||
Book entries in books of Plum for investment | |||||
The use of the cost method | |||||
Cost method of the investment is used when the investor has little or no | |||||
influence over the investment it owns. | |||||
The first transaction where Plum purchased 30,000 shares of Spivy stock | |||||
it has only 10% of the shares of Spivy. Hence it has no influence and | |||||
the cost method of investment is to be used. | |||||
Book entries for the same in books of plum would be as below: | |||||
Jan 1 2014 | Investment A/c Dr | $ 122,000 | |||
To Cash A/c | $ 122,000 | ||||
(Being 30000 shares of Spivy | |||||
purchased @ $4.07 (Face value $2) | |||||
July 1 2014 | Investment A/c Dr | $ 789,600 | |||
To Cash A/c | $ 789,600 | ||||
(Being 210000 shares of Spivy | |||||
purchased @ $3.76 (Face value $2) | |||||
Nov 1 2014 | Cash A/c Dr | 21,000 | |||
To Investment A/c | $ 11,395 | ||||
To Gain on sale of shares | $ 9,605 | ||||
(Being gain on sale of shares) | |||||
Use of complete equity / partial equity method | |||||
Complete or partial equity method is used when a significant proportion | |||||
of the shares are acquired i.e, a minimum of 25% of the shares are | |||||
acquired | |||||
On July 1 2014 with acquisition of 210000 shares, total investment | |||||
of Plum in spivy has become 80% of the shares and even on subsequent | |||||
sale of 3000 shares, it still had a balance of 79% hold in spivy. | |||||
Spivy retained earnings as on Jan 1 2014 | $ 240,000 | ||||
Net income of Spivy till June 2014 | $ 60,000 | ||||
Total RE as on June 2014 | $ 300,000 | ||||
As Plum acquired 80% of the shares, it would account for the 80% | |||||
of the retained earnings for the cost of acquisition | |||||
i.e., 300,000 * 80/100 = $240,000 | |||||
Face value of the shares acquired = 240,000 * $2 = $480,000 | |||||
Therefore, Total value of the acquisition = $240,000+$480,000 | |||||
= $720,000 | |||||
Total amount paid for acquisition = $911,600 | |||||
(Refer working notes above) | |||||
Therefore, Value of Goodwill = $911,600 - $720,000 = $191,600 | |||||
Acquisition entry would be as below | |||||
Retained earnings in Spivy | $ 240,000 | ||||
Common stock in Spivy | $ 480,000 | ||||
Goodwill in Spivy | $ 191,600 | ||||
To Investment A/c | 911600 | ||||
Controlling interest caluculation | |||||
Retained earnings at the beginning of year | $ 240,000 | ||||
Net income for year 2014 | $ 130,000 | ||||
Total retained earnings | $ 370,000 | ||||
79% of the retained earnings = 370000*79% | $ 292,300 | ||||