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On January 1, 2013 Master Corporation acquired 80% of Stanley Wood Products Company's outstanding shares by paying $150,000 in cash. On that date, the fair

On January 1, 2013 Master Corporation acquired 80% of Stanley Wood Products Company's outstanding shares by paying $150,000 in cash. On that date, the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $37,500 and Stanley reported retained earnings of $42,000 and had $98,000 of common stock outstanding. Master has used the equity method in accounting for investment in Stanley. Trial balance data for the two companies on December 31, 2017 are as follows:

Master

Stanley

Debit

Credit

Debit

Credit

Cash & Receivables

$ 85,000

$?

$ 70,000

$?

Inventory

270,000

92,000

Land

82,000

82,000

Buildings & Equipment

296,000

87,000

Investment in Stanley

185,720

Cost of Goods Sold

117,000

42,000

Depreciation Expense

20,000

10,000

Inventory Losses

10,000

6,000

Dividends Declared

42,000

19,600

Accounts Payable

55,000

19,000

Notes Payable

212,920

103,600

Common Stock

294,000

98,000

Retained Earnings

308,000

88,000

Sales

208,000

100,000

Income from Subsidiary

29,800

$ 1,107,720

$ 1,107,720

$ 408,600

$ 408,600

Additional Information

1. On the date of combination, the fair value of Stanleys depreciable assets was $47,500 more than book value. The accumulated depreciation on these assets was $10,000 on the acquisition date. The differential assigned to depreciable assets should be written off over the following 10-year period.

2. There was $12,000 of intercorporate receivables and payables at the end of 2017.

Required:

a) Prepare all equity method journal entries that Master recorded during 2017 related to its investment in Stanley.

b) Prepare the consolidation entries

*Please ensure that the solution is correct as this problem is similar to one that is being graded and I'd like to correctly understand the problem

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