Prince Corp. and Sprite Corp. reported the following balance sheets at January 1, 2017: On January 2,

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Prince Corp. and Sprite Corp. reported the following balance sheets at January 1, 2017:
Prince Corp. and Sprite Corp. reported the following balance sheets

On January 2, 2017, Prince issued $36,000 of stock and used the proceeds to purchase 90% of Sprite's common stock. The excess of the purchase price over Sprite's book value of net assets was allocated 60% to inventory and 40% to goodwill.
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Show the amounts that Prince will report on its January 2, 2017, consolidated balance sheet for the following items under (a) the acquisition method and (b) the purchase method.
1. Current assets.
2. Noncurrent assets.
3. Goodwill.
4. Current liabilities.
5. Noncurrent liabilities.
6. Stockholders' equity (controlling interest).
7. Stockholders' equity (non-controlling or minority interest).

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...
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Financial Reporting and Analysis

ISBN: 978-1259722653

7th edition

Authors: Lawrence Revsine, Daniel Collins, Bruce Johnson, Fred Mittelstaedt, Leonard Soffer

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