Pizza Corporation acquired 75 percent of Slice Corporations voting common stock on January 1, 20X4, for $348,000,
Question:
Pizza Corporation acquired 75 percent of Slice Corporation’s voting common stock on January 1, 20X4, for $348,000, when the fair value of its net identifiable assets was $464,000 and the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $116,000. Slice reported common stock outstanding of $150,000 and retained earnings of $270,000. The excess of fair value over book value of Slice’s net assets was attributed to amortizable assets with a remaining life of 10 years. On December 31, 20X4, Slice sold a building to Pizza and recorded a gain of $20,000. Income assigned to the noncontrolling shareholders in the 20X4 consolidated income statement was $17,500.
Required
a. Compute the amount of net income Slice reported for 20X4.
b. Compute the amount reported as consolidated net income if Pizza reported operating income of $234,000 for 20X4.
c. Compute the amount of income assigned to the controlling interest in the 20X4 consolidated income statement.
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Advanced Financial Accounting
ISBN: 9781260772135
13th Edition
Authors: Theodore Christensen, David Cottrell, Cassy Budd