Exercise 4-8

On May 1, 2015, Peters Company purchased 80% of the common stock of Smith Company for $53,100. Additional data concerning these two companies for the years 2015 and 2016 are:

		2015				2016
		Peters		Smith		Peters		Smith
Common stock		$103,300		$27,200		$103,300		$27,200
Other contributed capital		38,900		9,000		38,900		9,000
Retained earnings, 1/1		72,100		10,100		115,800		53,000
Net income (loss)		58,300		44,700		39,400		(5,300	)
Cash dividends (11/30)		14,600		1,800		4,700		0

Any difference between book value and the value implied by the purchase price relates to Smith Companys land. Peters Company uses the cost method to record its investment.

(a)

Prepare the workpaper entries that would be made on a consolidated statements workpaper for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016 for Peters Company and its subsidiary, assuming that Smith Companys income is earned evenly throughout the year. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Date	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
2015
	(To record dividend income)
	(To eliminate investment in subsidiary and create noncontrolling interest)
	(To eliminate excess of the book value of equity acquired.)
2016
	(To establish reciprocity)
	(To eliminate investment in subsidiary and create noncontrolling interest)