Below are the pre-combination condensed balance sheets of Princecraft and Sylvan Companies just prior to Princecrafts acquisition

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Below are the pre-combination condensed balance sheets of Princecraft and Sylvan Companies just prior to Princecraft’s acquisition of 90 percent of the voting shares of Sylvan for \($43\) million in cash. The book values of Sylvan Company’s net assets approximate fair value. The noncontrolling interest in Sylvan has a fair value of \($4,250,000.\)

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a. Calculate total goodwill and its allocation to the controlling and noncontrolling interests.

b. Prepare the consolidation working paper at the date of acquisition.

c. Prepare the consolidated balance sheet at the date of acquisition, in good form.

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Advanced Accounting

ISBN: 978-1618531513

3rd Edition

Authors: Susan S. Hamlen

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