Pam Corporation acquired a 70 percent interest in Sam Corporation on January 1, 2011, for $420,000 cash,

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Pam Corporation acquired a 70 percent interest in Sam Corporation on January 1, 2011, for $420,000 cash, when Sam's equity of Sam consisted of $300,000 capital stock and $200,000 retained earnings. On July 1, 2012, Pam acquired an additional 10 percent interest in Sam for $67,500, to bring its interest in Sam to 80 percent. The financial statements of Pam and Sam Corporations at and for the year ended December 31, 2012, are as follows (in thousands):

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

1. The fair value/book value differential from Pam's two purchases of Sam was goodwill.

2. Pam Corporation sold inventory items to Sam during 2011 for $60,000, at a gross profit of $10,000. During 2012, Pam's sales to Sam were $48,000, at a gross profit of $8,000. Half of the 2011 intercompany sales were inventoried by Sam at year-end 2011, and three-fourths of the 2012 sales remained unsold by Sam at year-end 2012. Sam owes Pam $25,000 from 2012 purchases.

3. At year-end 2011, Sam purchased land from Pam for $20,000. The cost of this land to Pam was $12,000.

4. Pam sold machinery with a book value of $40,000 to Sam for $80,000 on July 8, 2012. The machinery had a five-year useful life at that time. Sam uses straight-line depreciation without considering salvage value on the machinery.

5. Pam uses a one-line consolidation in accounting for Sam. Both Pam and Sam Corporations declared dividends for 2012 in equal amounts in June and December.

REQUIRED: Prepare a workpaper to consolidate the financial statements of Pam Corporation and Subsidiary for the year ended December 31,2012.

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Advanced Accounting

ISBN: 9780132568968

11th Edition

Authors: Floyd A. Beams, Joseph H. Anthony, Bruce Bettinghaus, Kenneth Smith

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