Parkovash, Incorporated, obtained $100$ percent of Salerno Company's common stock on January $1,2023,$ by issuing $10,600$ shares of Required:

a$.$ What balance does Parkovash's Investment in Salemo account show on December $31,2024,$ when the equity method is applied?

b$.$ What is the consolidated net income for the year ending December $31,2024?$

c$-1.$ What is the consolidated equipment balance as of December $31,2024?$

c$-2.$ Would this answer be affected by the investment method applied by the parent?

d$.$ Prepare entry ${?}^{*}C$ for the beginning of the Retained Earnings account on a December $31,2024$ by using initial value, partial equity

and equity method.

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Req $A$ to $C2$

a$.$ What balance does Parkovash's Investment in Salerno account show on December $31,2024,$ when the equity method is

applied?

b$.$ What is the consolidated net income for the year ending December $31,2024?$

$c-1.$ What is the consolidated equipment balance as of December $31,2024?$

$c-2.$ Would this answer be affected by the investment method applied by the parent?

$$10$ par value common stock. Parkovash's shares had a $$15$ per share fair value. On that date, Salerno reported a net book value of

$$123,500.$ However, its equipment $($with a $5-$year remaining life$)$ was undervalued by $$5,200$ in the company's accounting records.

Also. Salerno had developed computer software with an assessed value of $$30,300,$ although no value had been recorded on

Salerno's books. The computer software had an estimated remaining useful life of $10$ years.

The following balances come from the individual accounting records of these two companies as of December $31,2023$ :

The following balances come from the individual accounting records of these two companies as of December $31,2024$ :

Required:

a$.$ What balance does Parkovash's Investment in Salemo account show on December $31,2024,$ when the equity method is applied?

b$.$ What is the consolidated net income for the year ending December $31,2024?$

c$-1.$ What is the consolidated equipment balance as of December $31,2024?$

$c-2.$ Would this answer be affected by the investment method applied by the parent?

d$.$ Prepare entry ${?}^{*}C$ for the beginning of the Retained Earnings account on a December $31,2024$ by using initial value, partial equity

and equity method.

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Prepare entry $*$C for the beginning of the Retained Earnings account on a December $31,2024$ by using initial value, partial equity and

equity method.

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