Consolidation several years subsequent to date of acquisitionEquity method Assume that a parent company acquired a subsidiary on January 1, 2014. The purchase price was $785,000 in excess of the subsidiarys book value of Stockholders Equity on the acquisition date, and that excess was assigned to the following [A] assets:

[A] Asset								Original Amount			Original Useful Life
Property, plant and equipment (PPE), net								$140,000			16	years
Patent								245,000			7	years
License								105,000			10	years
Goodwill								295,000			Indefinite
								$785,000

The [A] assets with definite useful lives have been depreciated or amortized as part of the parents preconsolidation equity method accounting. The Goodwill asset has been tested annually for impairment, and has not been found to be impaired. The financial statements of the parent and its subsidiary for the year ended December 31, 2016, are as follows:

	Parent	Subsidiary			Parent	Subsidiary
Income statement				Balance sheet
Sales	$4,802,000	$1,338,300		Assets
Cost of goods sold	(3,457,300)	(784,700)		Cash	$719,600	$337,400
Gross profit	1,344,700	553,600		Accounts receivable	1,229,200	303,800
Equity income	159,150	-		Inventory	1,624,000	389,900
Operating expenses	(720,300)	(340,200)		Equity investment	1,650,550	-
Net income	$783,550	$213,400		Property, plant & equipment	2,923,200	721,000
Statement of retained earnings					$8,146,550	$1,752,100
BOY retained earnings	1,694,700	676,200		Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Net income	783,550	213,400		Accounts payable	$702,800	$124,600
Dividends	(394,000)	(58,000)		Accrued liabilities	835,800	163,100
Ending retained earnings	$2,084,250	$831,600		Long-term liabilities	2,100,000	436,100
				Common stock	527,100	87,500
				APIC	1,896,600	109,200
				Retained earnings	2,084,250	831,600
					$8,146,550	$1,752,100

a. Compute the Equity Investment balance as of January 1, 2016.

$Answer

b. Show the computation to yield the $159,150 equity income reported by the parent for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Do not use negative signs with your answers.

Subsidiary net income		$Answer
Less: Amortization	Answer
Less: Depreciation	Answer	Answer
		$Answer

c. Show the computation to yield the $1,650,550 Equity Investment account balance reported by the parent at December 31, 2016.

Do not use negative signs with your answers.

Equity investment at 1/1/16		$Answer
Plus: AnswerDividendsEquity incomeEquity investmentGoodwillOperating expensesPPE, netRetained earnings	Answer
Less: AnswerDividendsEquity incomeEquity investmentGoodwillOperating expensesPPE, netRetained earnings	Answer	Answer
Equity investment at 12/31/16		$Answer