Question

In: Accounting

Road Corporation acquired all of Conger Corporation’s voting shares on January 1, 20X2, for $470,000. At...

Road Corporation acquired all of Conger Corporation’s voting shares on January 1, 20X2, for $470,000. At that time Conger reported common stock outstanding of $80,000 and retained earnings of $130,000. The book values of Conger’s assets and liabilities approximated fair values, except for land, which had a book value of $80,000 and a fair value of $100,000, and buildings, which had a book value of $220,000 and a fair value of $400,000. Land and buildings are the only noncurrent assets that Conger holds.

Required   

a. Compute the amount of goodwill at the date of acquisition.

   b. Give the eliminating entry or entries required immediately following the acquisition to prepare a consolidated balance sheet.    

Solutions

Expert Solution

a. Goodwill represents the difference between the fair value of consideration and the fair value of net assets as at acquisition.

b. This entry is an adjustment to the book value of the subsidiary's non-current assets to align them with their fair value, and elimination of common stock and retained earnings of the subsidiary with the parent's investment in the subsidiary, along with the recording of the corresponding goodwill.

ekkarill92 answered 1 year ago
Next > < Previous

Related Solutions

Pretzel Corporation owns 60 percent of Stick Corporation’s voting shares. On January 1, 20X2, Pretzel Corporation...
Pretzel Corporation owns 60 percent of Stick Corporation’s voting shares. On January 1, 20X2, Pretzel Corporation sold $180,000 par value, 6 percent first mortgage bonds to Stick for $185,000. The bonds mature in 10 years and pay interest semiannually on January 1 and July 1. a. Prepare the journal entries for 20X2 for Stick related to its ownership of Pretzel’s bonds. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Do...
Pop Corporation acquired 70 percent of Soda Company's voting common shares on January 1, 20X2, for...
Pop Corporation acquired 70 percent of Soda Company's voting common shares on January 1, 20X2, for $118,300. At that date, the noncontrolling interest had a fair value of $50,700 and Soda reported $70,000 of common stock outstanding and retained earnings of $31,000. The differential is assigned to buildings and equipment, which had a fair value $24,000 higher than book value and a remaining 10-year life, and to patents, which had a fair value $44,000 higher than book value and a...
Pop Corporation acquired 70 percent of Soda Company's voting common shares on January 1, 20X2, for...
Pop Corporation acquired 70 percent of Soda Company's voting common shares on January 1, 20X2, for $119,000. At that date, the noncontrolling interest had a fair value of $51,000 and Soda reported $70,000 of common stock outstanding and retained earnings of $33,000. The differential is assigned to buildings and equipment, which had a fair value $29,000 higher than book value and a remaining 10-year life, and to patents, which had a fair value $38,000 higher than book value and a...
Pop Corporation acquired 70 percent of Soda Company's voting common shares on January 1, 20X2, for...
Pop Corporation acquired 70 percent of Soda Company's voting common shares on January 1, 20X2, for $118,300. At that date, the noncontrolling interest had a fair value of $50,700 and Soda reported $70,000 of common stock outstanding and retained earnings of $31,000. The differential is assigned to buildings and equipment, which had a fair value $24,000 higher than book value and a remaining 10-year life, and to patents, which had a fair value $44,000 higher than book value and a...
Pop Corporation acquired 70 percent of Soda Company's voting common shares on January 1, 20X2, for $118,300.
Pop Corporation acquired 70 percent of Soda Company's voting common shares on January 1, 20X2, for $118,300. At that date, the noncontrolling interest had a fair value of $50,700 and Soda reported $70,000 of common stock outstanding and retained earnings of $31,000. The differential is assigned to buildings and equipment, which had a fair value $24,000 higher than book value and a remaining 10-year life, and to patents, which had a fair value $44,000 higher than book value and a...
Davis Corporation acquired 40% of the voting common stock of ABC, Inc. on January 1, 20X2,...
Davis Corporation acquired 40% of the voting common stock of ABC, Inc. on January 1, 20X2, for $250,000, giving Davis Corporation significant influence over the operations of ABC, Inc. For the year ended December 31, 20X2, ABC, Inc.’s audited financial statements reported a net income of $50,000. Also, ABC, Inc. declared and paid total dividends to its shareholders of $25,000 on December 31, 20X2. The fair value of the shares purchased by Davis Corporation was $280,000 on December 31, 20X2....
On January 1, 20X2, Prost Company acquired all of SKK Corporation’s assets and liabilities by issuing...
On January 1, 20X2, Prost Company acquired all of SKK Corporation’s assets and liabilities by issuing 24,100 shares of its $6 par value common stock. At that date, Prost shares were selling at $24 per share. Historical cost and fair value balance sheet data for SKK at the time of acquisition were as follows: Balance Sheet Item Historical Cost Fair Value Cash & Receivables $ 24,000 $ 24,000 Inventory 106,000 111,000 Buildings & Equipment 605,000 450,000 Less: Accumulated Depreciation (231,000...
On January 1, 2020, Ridge Road Company acquired 25 percent of the voting shares of Sauk...
On January 1, 2020, Ridge Road Company acquired 25 percent of the voting shares of Sauk Trail, Inc., for $3,800,000 in cash. Both companies provide commercial Internet support services but serve markets in different industries. Ridge Road made the investment to gain access to Sauk Trail’s board of directors and thus facilitate future cooperative agreements between the two firms. Ridge Road quickly obtained several seats on Sauk Trail’s board, which gave it the ability to significantly influence Sauk Trail’s operating...
On January 1, 2017, Ridge Road Company acquired 30 percent of the voting shares of Sauk...
On January 1, 2017, Ridge Road Company acquired 30 percent of the voting shares of Sauk Trail, Inc., for $4,700,000 in cash. Both companies provide commercial Internet support services but serve markets in different industries. Ridge Road made the investment to gain access to Sauk Trail's board of directors and thus facilitate future cooperative agreements between the two firms. Ridge Road quickly obtained several seats on Sauk Trail's board which gave it the ability to significantly influence Sauk Trail's operating...
On January 1, 2020, Ridge Road Company acquired 20 percent of the voting shares of Sauk...
On January 1, 2020, Ridge Road Company acquired 20 percent of the voting shares of Sauk Trail, Inc., for $3,100,000 in cash. Both companies provide commercial Internet support services but serve markets in different industries. Ridge Road made the investment to gain access to Sauk Trail’s board of directors and thus facilitate future cooperative agreements between the two firms. Ridge Road quickly obtained several seats on Sauk Trail’s board, which gave it the ability to significantly influence Sauk Trail’s operating...
ADVERTISEMENT
Subjects
ADVERTISEMENT
Latest Questions
ADVERTISEMENT