Giant acquired all of Smalls common stock on January 1, 2009. Over the next few years, Giant
Question:
Giant acquired all of Small’s common stock on January 1, 2009. Over the next few years, Giant applied the equity method to the recording of this investment. At the date of the original acquisition, $90,000 of the fair-value price was attributed to undervalued land while $50,000 was assigned to equipment having a 10-year life. The remaining $60,000 unallocated portion of the acquisition-date excess fair value over book value was viewed as goodwill.
Following are individual financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2013. On that date, Small owes Giant $10,000. Credits are indicated by parentheses.
a. How was the $ 135,000 Equity in Income of Small balance computed? LO1
b. Without preparing a worksheet or consolidation entries, determine and explain the totals to be reported by this business combination for the year ending December 31, 2013.
Giant Small Revenues.
. S(1
,175,000)
$
(360,000)
Cost of goodssold.
550,000 90,000 Depreciationexpense.
172,000 130,000 Equity in income ofSmall.
(135,000)
-Q-
Netincome.
. $
(588,000)
$
(140,000)
Retained earnings, 1/1/13.
. $(1
,417,000)
$
(620,000)
Net income (above).
(588,000)
(140,000)
Dividends paid.
310,000 110,000 Retained earnings, 12/31/13.
. $(1
,695,000)
$
(650,000)
Current assets.
. $
398,000
$
318,000 Investment in Small.
995,000
-0-
Land.
440,000 165,000 Buildings (net).
304,000 419,000 Equipment(net).
648,000 286,000 Goodwill.
-0-
-0-
Totalassets.
. $2
,785,000
$
1,188,000 Liabilities.
. $
(840,000)
$
(368,000)
Commonstock.
(250,000)
(170,000)
Retained earnings (above).
. (1
,695,000)
(650,000)
Total liabilities and equity.
. $(2
,785,000)
$(1,188,000)
c. Verify the figures determined in part
(b) by producing a consolidation worksheet for Giant and Small for the year ending December 31, 2013.
d. If Giant determined that the entire amount of goodwill from its investment in Small was impaired in 2013, how would the parent’s accounts reflect the impairment loss? How would the worksheet process change? What impact does an impairment loss have on consolidated finan¬ cial statements?
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Advanced Accounting
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