Fred, Inc., and Herman Corporation formed a business combination on January 1, 2009, when Fred acquired a

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Fred, Inc., and Herman Corporation formed a business combination on January 1, 2009, when Fred acquired a 60 percent interest in Herman’s common stock for $312,000 in cash. The book value of Herman s assets and liabilities on that day totaled $300,000 and the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $208,000. Patents being held by Herman (with a 12-year remaining life) were under¬ valued by $90,000 within the company’s financial records and a customer list (10-year life) worth $130,000 was also recognized as part of the acquisition-date fair value. LO4 Intercompany inventory transfers occur regularly between the two companies. Merchandise car¬ ried over from one year to the next is always sold in the subsequent period.

Year Original Cost to Herman Transfer Price to Fred Ending Balance at Transfer Price 2009 80,000 100,000 20,000 2010 100,000 125,000 40,000 2011 90,000 120,000 30,000 Fred had not paid for half of the 2011 inventory transfers by year-end.

On January 1, 2010, Fred sold $15,000 in land to Herman for $22,000. Herman is still holding this land.

On January 1, 2011, Herman acquired $20,000 (face value) of Fred’s bonds on the open market. These bonds had an 8 percent cash interest rate. On the date of repurchase, the liability was shown within Fred’s records at $21,386, indicating an effective yield of 6 percent. Herman’s acquisition price was $18,732 based on an effective interest rate of 10 percent.

Herman indicated earning a net income of $25,000 within its 2011 financial statements. The subsidiary also reported a beginning Retained Earnings balance of $300,000, dividends paid of $4,000, and common stock of $100,000. Herman has not issued any additional common stock since its takeover. The parent company has applied the equity method to record its investment in Herman.

a. Prepare consolidation worksheet adjustments for 2011.

b. Calculate the 2011 balance for the noncontrolling interest’s share of consolidated net income. In addition, determine the ending 2011 balance for noncontrolling interest in the consolidated bal¬ ance sheet.

c. Determine the consolidation worksheet adjustments needed in 2012 in connection with the intercompany bonds.

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Advanced Accounting

ISBN: 9780073379456

9th Edition

Authors: Joe Ben Hoyle, Timothy S. Doupnik, Thomas F. Schaefer, Oe Ben Hoyle

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