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House Corporation has been operating profitably since its creation in 1960. At the beginning of 2019, House acquired a 70 percent ownership in Wilson Company.
House Corporation has been operating profitably since its creation in 1960. At the beginning of 2019, House acquired a 70 percent ownership in Wilson Company. At the acquisition date, House prepared the following fair-value allocation schedule:
Consideration transferred for 70% interest in Wilson | $ | 763,000 | ||||
Fair value of the 30% noncontrolling interest | 327,000 | |||||
Wilson business fair value | $ | 1,090,000 | ||||
Wilson book value | 739,000 | |||||
Excess fair value over book value | $ | 351,000 | ||||
Assignments to adjust Wilsons assets to fair value: | ||||||
To buildings (20-year remaining life) | $ | 95,000 | ||||
To equipment (4-year remaining life) | (24,600 | ) | ||||
To franchises (10-year remaining life) | 41,500 | 111,900 | ||||
To goodwill (indefinite life) | $ | 239,100 | ||||
House regularly buys inventory from Wilson at a markup of 25 percent more than cost. House's purchases during 2019 and 2020 and related ending inventory balances follow:
Year | Intra-Entity Purchases | Remaining Intra-Entity Inventory End of Year (at transfer price) | ||||
2019 | $112,500 | $37,500 | ||||
2020 | 143,750 | 57,500 | ||||
On January 1, 2021, House and Wilson acted together as co-acquirers of 80 percent of Cuddy Company's outstanding common stock. The total price of these shares was $306,400, indicating neither goodwill nor other specific fair-value allocations. Each company put up one-half of the consideration transferred. During 2021, House acquired additional inventory from Wilson at a price of $299,000. Of this merchandise, 45 percent is still held at year-end. Following are the financial records for the three companies for 2021.
House Corporation | Wilson Company | Cuddy Company | |||||||||
Sales and other revenues | $ | (1,129,492 | ) | $ | (831,640 | ) | $ | (390,400 | ) | ||
Cost of goods sold | 623,000 | 382,000 | 227,000 | ||||||||
Operating expenses | 301,000 | 288,000 | 90,000 | ||||||||
Income of Wilson Company | (113,148 | ) | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Income of Cuddy Company | (29,360 | ) | (29,360 | ) | 0 | ||||||
Net income | $ | (348,000 | ) | $ | (191,000 | ) | $ | (73,400 | ) | ||
Retained earnings, 1/1/21 | $ | (889,000 | ) | $ | (602,000 | ) | $ | (233,000 | ) | ||
Net income (above) | (348,000 | ) | (191,000 | ) | (73,400 | ) | |||||
Dividends declared | 100,000 | 96,000 | 50,000 | ||||||||
Retained earnings, 12/31/21 | $ | (1,137,000 | ) | $ | (697,000 | ) | $ | (256,400 | ) | ||
Cash and receivables | $ | 34,642 | $ | 146,440 | $ | 88,750 | |||||
Inventory | 434,750 | 392,000 | 125,450 | ||||||||
Investment in Wilson Company | 930,048 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Investment in Cuddy Company | 162,560 | 162,560 | 0 | ||||||||
Buildings | 451,000 | 395,000 | 201,000 | ||||||||
Equipment | 409,000 | 166,000 | 92,100 | ||||||||
Land | 225,000 | 319,000 | 18,100 | ||||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,647,000 | $ | 1,581,000 | $ | 525,400 | |||||
Liabilities | $ | (690,000 | ) | $ | (574,000 | ) | $ | (119,000 | ) | ||
Common stock | (820,000 | ) | (310,000 | ) | (150,000 | ) | |||||
Retained earnings, 12/31/21 | (1,137,000 | ) | (697,000 | ) | (256,400 | ) | |||||
Total liabilities and equities | $ | (2,647,000 | ) | $ | (1,581,000 | ) | $ | (525,400 | ) | ||
Note: Parentheses indicate a credit balance.
Prepare a consolidation worksheet for 2021. The partial equity method based on separate company incomes has been applied to each investment.
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