Hardcore Mining Company acquired 88 percent of the common stock of Mountain Trucking Company on January 1.
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Hardcore Mining Company acquired 88 percent of the common stock of Mountain Trucking Company on January 1. 20X2, at a cost of \(\$ 30\) per share. On December 31, 20X7, when the book value of Mountain Trucking stock was \(\$ 70\) per share. Hardcore sold one-quarter of its investment in Mountain Trucking to Basic Manufacturing Company for \(\$ 90\) per share.
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What effect will the sale have on the \(20 \times 7\) consolidated financial statements of Hardcore mining if
(a) Basic Manufacturing is an unrelated company: and
(b) Hardcore Mining holds 60 percent of the voting shares of Basic Manufacturing?
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Advanced Financial Accounting
ISBN: 9780072444124
5th Edition
Authors: Richard E. Baker, Valdean C. Lembke, Thomas E. King
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