Exercise 5-2

On January 1, 2015, Payne Corporation purchased a 75% interest in Salmon Company for $585,000. A summary of Salmon Company's balance sheet on that date revealed the following:

Book ValueFair ValueEquipment$525,000$705,000Other assets150,000150,000$675,000$855,000Liabilities$75,000$75,000Common stock225,000Retained earnings375,000$675,000

The equipment had an original life of 15 years and has a remaining useful life of 10 years.

For the December 31, 2015, consolidated financial statements workpaper, prepare the workpaper entry to allocate and depreciate the difference between book value and the value implied by the purchase price assuming: