Consolidation at the end of the first year subsequent to date of acquisitionEquity method (purchase price equals book value)

Assume that a parent company acquires its subsidiary on January 1, 2016, by exchanging 40,000 shares of its $1 par value Common Stock, with a market value on the acquisition date of $31 per share, for all of the outstanding voting shares of the acquiree. You have been charged with preparing the consolidation of these two companies at the end of the first year. On the acquisition date, all of the subsidiary's assets and liabilities had fair values equaling their book values.The parent uses the equity method of pre-consolidation Equity investment bookkeeping. Following are financial statements of the parent and its subsidiary for the year ended December 31, 2016.

				Parent	Subsidiary							Parent	Subsidiary
Income statement						Balance sheet
Sales				$ 2,960,000	$ 1,690,000		Assets
Cost of goods sold		(2,072,000)	(1,008,000)		Cash					$ 711,920	$ 432,880
Gross profit			888,000	682,000		Accounts receivable			378,880	509,760
Equity income			245,200	-		Inventory				574,240	500,640
Operating expenses		(562,400)	(436,800)		Equity investment			1,439,920	-
Net income			$ 570,800	$ 245,200		Property, plant & equipment		2,170,240	926,240
Statement of retained earnings											$ 5,275,200	$ 2,369,520
BOY retained earnings		1,881,600	868,000		Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Net income			570,800	245,200		Accounts payable			$ 216,640	$ 160,160
Dividends			(112,160)	(45,280)		Accrued liabilities			257,520	209,440
Ending retained earnings		$ 2,340,240	$ 1,067,920		Long-term liabilities			-	560,000
									Common stock			414,400	112,000
									APIC					2,046,400	260,000
									Retained earnings			2,340,240	1,067,920
														$ 5,275,200	$ 2,369,520

a. Prepare the journal entry to record the acquisition of the subsidiary.

General Journal
Description	Debit	Credit
AnswerCommon stockDividendsEquity incomeEquity investmentRetained earnings	Answer	Answer
AnswerCommon stockDividendsEquity incomeEquity investmentRetained earnings	Answer	Answer
Additional paid in capital	Answer	Answer

b. Show the computations to yield the Equity Investment reported by the parent in the amount of $1,439,920. Do not use negative signs with your answers.

Equity investment at 1/1/16		Answer
AnswerCommon stockDividendsEquity incomeEquity investmentRetained earnings		Answer
AnswerCommon stockDividendsEquity incomeEquity investmentRetained earnings		Answer
Equity investment at 12/31/16		Answer

c. Prepare the consolidation entries for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Consolidation Journal
	Description					Debit	Credit
[C]	AnswerCommon stockDividendsEquity incomeEquity investmentRetained earnings			Answer	Answer
	AnswerCommon stockDividendsEquity incomeEquity investmentRetained earnings			Answer	Answer
	Equity investment			Answer	Answer
[E]	Common stock					Answer	Answer
	APIC			Answer	Answer
	AnswerCommon stockDividendsEquity incomeEquity investmentRetained earnings			Answer	Answer
	AnswerCommon stockDividendsEquity incomeEquity investmentRetained earnings			Answer	Answer

d. Prepare the consolidated spreadsheet for the year ended December 31, 2016. Use negative signs with answers in the Consolidated column for reductions (Cost of goods sold, Operating expenses and Dividends).

	Consolidation Worksheet
	Parent	Subsidiary		Dr	Cr		Consolidated
Income statement:
Sales	$2,960,000	$1,690,000					Answer
Cost of goods sold	(2,072,000)	(1,008,000)					Answer
Gross profit	888,000	682,000					Answer
Equity income	245,200		[C]	Answer			Answer
Operating expenses	(562,400)	(436,800)					Answer
Net income	$570,800	$245,200					Answer
Statement of retained earnings:
BOY retained earnings	$1,881,600	$868,000	[E]	Answer			Answer
Net income	570,800	245,200					Answer
Dividends	(112,160)	(45,280)			Answer	[C]	Answer
Ending retained earnings	$2,340,240	$1,067,920					Answer
Balance sheet:
Assets
Cash	$711,920	$432,880					Answer
Accounts receivable	378,880	509,760					Answer
Inventory	574,240	500,640					Answer
Equity investment	1,439,920				Answer	[C]	Answer
					Answer	[E]
Property, plant and equipment (PPE), net	2,170,240	926,240					Answer
	$5,275,200	$2,369,520					Answer
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Accounts payable	$216,640	$160,160					Answer
Accrued liabilities	257,520	209,440					Answer
Long-term liabilities	-	560,000					Answer
Common stock	414,400	112,000	[E]	Answer			Answer
APIC	2,046,400	260,000	[E]	Answer			Answer
Retained earnings	2,340,240	1,067,920					Answer
	$5,275,200	$2,369,520		Answer	Answer		Answer