Question
On 1 July 2001 Carl Ltd acquired 75% of the shares of Peter Ltd when the shareholders equity of Peter Ltd was: Share Capital $150
- On 1 July 2001 Carl Ltd acquired 75% of the shares of Peter Ltd when the shareholders equity of Peter Ltd was:
Share Capital $150 000
General Reserve $ 4 000
Retained Earnings $ 4 000
The financial statements for the two companies at 30 June 2003 appear below:
| Carl Ltd | Peter Ltd |
| $ | $ |
Sales | 425 875 | 201 000 |
Cost of Sales |
|
|
Inventory 1 July 2002 | 28 000 | 19 000 |
Purchases | 198 000 | 86 000 |
| 226 000 | 105 000 |
Inventory 30 June 2003 | 32 000 | 22 000 |
| 194 000 | 83 000 |
Gross Profit | 231 875 | 118 000 |
Dividend received from Peter | 7 125 | - |
Dividend received from Carl | - | 1 000 |
| 239 000 | 119 000 |
Marketing Expenses | 41 000 | 26 000 |
Administration Expenses | 64 500 | 32 000 |
Finance Expenses | 9 000 | 4 000 |
Total Operating Expenses | 114 500 | 62 000 |
Operating Profit Before Tax | 124 500 | 57 000 |
Income Tax Expense | 59 500 | 22 000 |
Operating Profit After Tax | 65 000 | 35 000 |
Retained earnings 1 July 2002 | 24 000 | 19 000 |
| 89 000 | 54 000 |
Interim Dividend | 8 000 | 9 500 |
Proposed Dividend | 45 000 | 22 500 |
| 53 000 | 32 000 |
Retained earnings 20 June 2003 | 36 000 | 22 000 |
Share Capital | 300 000 | 150 000 |
General Reserve | 38 000 | 19 500 |
10% debentures (due 2006) | 50 000 | - |
Dividend Payable | 45 000 | 22 500 |
Current tax liability | 59 500 | 24 000 |
Other current liabilities | 30 100 | 19 400 |
| 558 600 | 257 400 |
Shares in Peter Ltd | 120 500 | - |
10% debentures in Carl Ltd | - | 10 000 |
Other non-current assets | 306 000 | 175 000 |
Inventory | 32 000 | 22 000 |
Other current assets | 100 100 | 50 400 |
| 558 600 | 257 400 |
Additional Information
- Partial goodwill method is applied.
- Intragroup sales for the year were:
Carl Ltd to Peter Ltd $20 000
Peter Ltd to Carl Ltd $30 000
- Opening inventory of Carl Ltd includes unrealised profit of $3000 on inventory sold by Peter Ltd. All of this inventory was sold by the end of the year.
- During the current year Peter Ltd purchased inventory from Carl Ltd at a profit of $7000. Half of this inventory has been sold outside the group by the end of the year. At the end of the year Carl Ltd also holds inventory purchased from Peter Ltd at a profit of $2000.
- An item of plant owned by Carl (cost of 40,000 and accumulated depreciation of 24,000) had been sold to Peter Ltd for 18,000 on 30 June 2002. Carl had depreciated this asset at 20% per annum straight-line on original cost. Assuming no change in the total economic life of the plant and equipment, Peter Ltd has applied 25% depreciation rate (straight-line) from the date of transfer of the asset.
- Peter Ltd purchased 10% debentures in Carl Ltd on 1 July 2002.
- The directors have applied the impairment test for goodwill annually and determined that a write-down of $500 is required for consolidation purposes as at June 30 2003. Cumulative goodwill impairment write-downs for prior years totalled $500.
- The tax rate is 30%.
- Periodic inventory system is used.
Required:
- Prepare an acquisition analysis as at the date of Carls acquisition of the shares in Peter Ltd (3 marks).
- Calculate non-controlling interests as at June 30 2003 for the following items (15 marks):
- Operating profit after tax
- Opening retained earnings
- Interim dividend
- Proposed dividend
- Ending retained earnings
- Share capital
- General reserve
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