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Please answer all questions. Everything is given. No missing info. I will give you an upvote if you provide the correct answer. Mid-year acquisition
On 4/1/21, Big acquired 80% of Little's voting stock for $200,000. The fair value of the NC Interest on that date was $50,000.
All of Little's assets and liabilities had fair values equal to book value, so any differential is ascribed to goodwill.
Little had the following trial balance on that date: Cash & Receivables 40,000
PPE 335,000
Liabilities 130000
Common Stock 50000
Retained earnings 160000
Sales 250000
Cost of goods sold 145000
Other expenses 60000
Dividends declared 10000
By the end of the year, Little reported total annual earnings of $100,000 and paid total annual dividends of $25,000 The end of year trial balances, arranged in worksheet format, are (below info, if not clear look at the picture inserted):
Big Little dr cr Consolidated
Sales 450000450000
Less: COGS 350000260000
Less: other expenses 5000090000
Investment income 44000
Net income 94000100000
Less: Income to NC Interest
Income to controlling interest
Beginning R/E 230000160000
Add: Income 94000100000
Less: Dividends 3000025000
Ending R/E 294000235000
Cash and receivables 5000040000
Investment in Little 2320000
PPE 250000300000
Goodwill
Liabilities 13800055000
CS 10000050000
R/E 294000235000
NC Interest Questions: What is Little's book value (aka "net assets") at acquisition?
How much goodwill is present?
What are the "post acquistion earnings" of Little?
What are the "post acqusition dividends" of Little?
What is the value in cell F22?
What is the value in cell F23?
What is the value in cell D27?
What is the value in cell F28?
What is the value in cell D38?
What is the value in cell E43?
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