Poseidon Ltd. (P Ltd.) bought 80% of the voting shares of Submarine Ltd. (S Ltd.) for $470,000

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Poseidon Ltd. (P Ltd.) bought 80% of the voting shares of Submarine Ltd. (S Ltd.) for $470,000 at January 1, 20X5. S Ltd. had the following statement of financial position at that date:

Submarine Ltd. Statement of Financial Position January 1, 20X5 $ 10,000 Cash Accounts receivable 30,000 Inventory 50,000


The bonds on S Ltd.€™s statement of financial position were issued on January 1, 20X5, at face value; interest is paid July 1 and December 31.

All inventory on the books of S at January 1, 20X5, was sold during the year. P sold $400,000 (cost of goods) to S for $500,000D during 20X5, and 20% of the inventory was on hand at the end of the year. P sold land to S (cost $30,000) for $90,000. P purchased $60,000 face value of S€™s bonds on July 2, 20X5, for $64,000. The premium will be amortized straightline over the remaining life of the bonds. Any goodwill will be tested on an annual basis for impairment. S€™s plant and equipment have 10 years (straight-line amortization) remaining.

S had a net income of $100,000 for 20X5 and paid no dividends.

The statements of financial position for the two companies at December 31, 20X5, are:
P Ltd. S Ltd. Cash 70,000 $ 15,000 Accounts receivable 100,000 45,000 Inventory 240,000 80,000 Land 600,000 240,000 Capi


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Calculate the balances of the following selected accounts, at December 31, 20X5, that would appear on the consolidated statement of financial position. Ignore income taxes for this problem.

1. Inventory;

2. Land;

3. Capital assets;

4. Bonds payable; and

5. Retained earnings.

Goodwill
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Face Value
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Advanced Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0132928939

7th edition

Authors: Thomas H. Beechy, V. Umashanker Trivedi, Kenneth E. MacAulay

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