Scully Corporation holds enough stock in company A and company B to give it voting control of both firms. Consider the accompanying simplified balance sheets for these companies.

a. What percentage of the total assets controlled by Scully Corporation does its common stock equity represent?
b. If another company owns 15% of the common stock of Scully Corporation and, by virtue of this fact, has voting control, what percentage of the total assets controlled does the outside company's equity represent?
c. How does a holding company effectively provide a great deal of control for a small dollar investment?
d. Answer parts a and b in light of the following additional facts.

(1) Company's fixed assets consist of $20,000 of common stock in Company C. This level of ownership provides voting control.
(2) Company's total assets of $400,000 include $15,000 of stock in Company D, which gives Company C voting control over Company's $50,000 of total assets.
(3) Company's fixed assets consist of $60,000 of stock in both Company E and Company F. In both cases, this level of ownership gives it voting control. Companies E and F have total assets of $300,000 and $400,000,respectively.

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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Assets Common stock holdings CompanyA Company B 8 Common stock equity 000on 400,000 Long-term debt Current assets Fixed assets Total Current liabilities Long-term debt Common stock equity 720,000 300,000