Mighty Company purchased a 60 percent interest in Lowly Company on January 1, 2017, for $420,000 in
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Neither company has paid dividends since these acquisitions occurred. On January 1, 2018, Lowly's book value was $800,000, a figure that rises to $840,000 (common stock of $300,000 and retained earnings of $540,000) by year-end. Mighty's book value was $1.7 million at the beginning of 2018 and $1.8 million (common stock of $1 million and retained earnings of $800,000) at December 31, 2018. No intra-entity transactions have occurred and no additional stock has been sold. Each company applies the initial value method in accounting for the individual investments.
What worksheet entries are required to consolidate these two companies for 2018? What is the net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest for this year?
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Advanced Accounting
ISBN: 978-1259444951
13th edition
Authors: Joe Ben Hoyle, Thomas Schaefer, Timothy Doupni
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