Fairview Corporation, U.S. Company, has a wholly-owned subsidiary in Mexico. The subsidiary's functional currency is the Mexican

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Fairview Corporation, U.S. Company, has a wholly-owned subsidiary in Mexico. The subsidiary's functional currency is the Mexican peso, and translation to U.S. dollars is appropriate. The subsidiary was acquired on January 2, 2014, for $18,000,000. The balance sheet of the subsidiary on the date of acquisition is as follows:
Mexican Subsidiary
Balance Sheet at January 2, 2014
Assets
Cash and receivablesP 15,000,000
Inventories35,000,000
Noncurrent assets, net75,000,000
Total assetsP125,000,000
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
LiabilitiesP 25,000,000
Capital stock80,000,000
Retained earnings20,000,000
Total liabilities and stockholders' equityP125,000,000
The fair values of the subsidiary's inventories are P50,000,000, and the fair values of the subsidiary's noncurrent assets are P70,000,000. All other amounts are reported at approximate fair value. The exchange rate on January 2,2014, is $0.10/peso.
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Present a schedule showing the calculation of goodwill for the acquisition, in U.S. dollars, and the entries necessary to consolidate the balance sheets of Fairview and its subsidiary on January 2,2014. Goodwill
Goodwill is an important concept and terminology in accounting which means good reputation. The word goodwill is used at various places in accounting but it is recognized only at the time of a business combination. There are generally two types of...
Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
Exchange Rate
The value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another. Exchange Rate means on any day, for purposes of determining the Dollar Equivalent of any currency other than Dollars, the rate at which such currency may be exchanged into Dollars...
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