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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 | $ | 735,000 | ||||
Fair value of the 30% noncontrolling interest | 315,000 | |||||
Wilson business fair value | $ | 1,050,000 | ||||
Wilson book value | 747,000 | |||||
Excess fair value over book value | $ | 303,000 | ||||
Assignments to adjust Wilsons assets to fair value: | ||||||
To buildings (20-year remaining life) | $ | 75,000 | ||||
To equipment (4-year remaining life) | (37,000 | ) | ||||
To franchises (10-year remaining life) | 83,500 | 121,500 | ||||
To goodwill (indefinite life) | $ | 181,500 | ||||
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 | $131,250 | $43,750 | ||||
2020 | 159,375 | 63,750 | ||||
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 $292,000, 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 $283,000. 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 | $ | (976,000 | ) | $ | (772,000 | ) | $ | (393,600 | ) | ||
Cost of goods sold | 613,000 | 300,000 | 226,000 | ||||||||
Operating expenses | 253,000 | 282,000 | 97,600 | ||||||||
Income of Wilson Company | (133,000 | ) | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Income of Cuddy Company | (28,000 | ) | (28,000 | ) | 0 | ||||||
Net income | $ | (271,000 | ) | $ | (218,000 | ) | $ | (70,000 | ) | ||
Retained earnings, 1/1/21 | $ | (868,000 | ) | $ | (604,000 | ) | $ | (215,000 | ) | ||
Net income (above) | (271,000 | ) | (218,000 | ) | (70,000 | ) | |||||
Dividends declared | 100,000 | 96,000 | 50,000 | ||||||||
Retained earnings, 12/31/21 | $ | (1,039,000 | ) | $ | (726,000 | ) | $ | (235,000 | ) | ||
Cash and receivables | $ | 36,750 | $ | 287,000 | $ | 84,500 | |||||
Inventory | 427,550 | 321,000 | 114,700 | ||||||||
Investment in Wilson Company | 917,700 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Investment in Cuddy Company | 154,000 | 154,000 | 0 | ||||||||
Buildings | 432,000 | 404,000 | 237,000 | ||||||||
Equipment | 355,000 | 153,000 | 95,700 | ||||||||
Land | 222,000 | 333,000 | 23,100 | ||||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,545,000 | $ | 1,652,000 | $ | 555,000 | |||||
Liabilities | $ | (686,000 | ) | $ | (616,000 | ) | $ | (170,000 | ) | ||
Common stock | (820,000 | ) | (310,000 | ) | (150,000 | ) | |||||
Retained earnings, 12/31/21 | (1,039,000 | ) | (726,000 | ) | (235,000 | ) | |||||
Total liabilities and equities | $ | (2,545,000 | ) | $ | (1,652,000 | ) | $ | (555,000 | ) | ||
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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