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On 1/01/17 Piper company purchased 100% of the stock of Snake Corp. for $8,000,000. Snake continued to operate as a separate legal corporation after the

On 1/01/17 Piper company purchased 100% of the stock of Snake Corp. for $8,000,000. Snake continued to operate as a separate legal corporation after the acquisition. At the time of the acquisition Snake Corp had $4,800,000 of capital stock and $1,600,000 of retained earnings. All assets and liabilities of Snake had fair values equal to their book values at 1/1/17 except for plant assets that were undervalued by $400,000 (fair value=$2,000,000 and its book value=$1,600,000) with a remaining life of 5 years. During 2017, Snake reported net income of $400,000 and declared dividends of $160,000 on 12/31/17. Balance sheets for Piper and Snake at 12/31/17 (in 000s) are as follows:

Piper

Snake

Cash

1,000

400

Receivables - Net

1,200

2,020

Recevable - Snake

60

Dividends Receivable

160

Inventory

7,400

800

Land

4,800

3,200

Equipment - Net

14,400

1,600

Investment in Snake

8,160

Goodwill

Total Assets

37,120

8,080

Accounts Payable

9,220

1,280

Accts Payable - Piper

60

Dividends Payable

640

160

Capital Stock

24,000

4,800

Retained Earnings

3,200

1,840

Total L + Equity

37,120

8,080

Prepare consolidated balance sheet workpapers for Piper and its subsidiary at 12/31/17.

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