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Question 1   At the end of the year, a parent acquires a wholly owned subsidiary's bonds from unaffiliated parties at a cost less than the subsidiary's carrying value

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Question 1  

At the end of the year, a parent acquires a wholly owned subsidiary's bonds from unaffiliated parties at a cost less than the subsidiary's carrying value. The consolidated net income for the year of acquisition should include the parent's separate operating income plus:

Question 2  

Pepper Corporation owns 75 percent of Salt Company's voting shares. During 20X8, Pepper produced 50,000 chairs at a cost of $79 each and sold 35,000 chairs to Salt for $90 each. Salt sold 18,000 of the chairs to unaffiliated companies for $117 each prior to December 31, 20X8, and sold the remainder in early 20X9 to unaffiliated companies for $130 each. Both companies use perpetual inventory systems.


Based on the information given above, what amount of cost of goods sold must be reported in the consolidated income statement for 20X8?

Question 3  

Pluto Corporation owns 70 percent of Saturn Company's stock. On July 1, 20X4, Pluto sold a piece of equipment to Saturn for $56,350. Pluto had purchased this equipment on January 1, 20X1, for $63,000. The equipment's original 15-year estimated total economic life remains unchanged. Both companies use straight-line depreciation. The equipment's residual value is considered negligible.


Based on the information provided, the gain on the sale of the equipment eliminated in the consolidated financial statements for 20X4 is

Question 4  

Consolidated net income may include the parent's separate operating income plus the parent's share of the subsidiary's reported net income:

Question 5  

Pat Corporation acquired 80 percent of Smack Corporation's voting common stock on January 1, 20X7. On December 31, 20X8, Pat received $390,000 from Smack for equipment Pat had purchased on January 1, 20X5, for $400,000. The equipment is expected to have a 10-year useful life and no salvage value. Both companies depreciate equipment on a straight-line basis.


Based on the preceding information, in the preparation of the 20X8 consolidated financial statements, equipment will be:

Question 6  

Pat Corporation acquired 80 percent of Smack Corporation's voting common stock on January 1, 20X7. On December 31, 20X8, Pat received $390,000 from Smack for equipment Pat had purchased on January 1, 20X5, for $400,000. The equipment is expected to have a 10-year useful life and no salvage value. Both companies depreciate equipment on a straight-line basis.


Based on the preceding information, the gain on sale of the equipment recorded by Pat for 20X8 is:

Question 7  

Portuguese owns 80 percent of the common stock of Spanish Company. Portuguese also purchases some of Spanish's bonds directly from Spanish and holds the bonds as a long-term investment. How is the acquisition of the bonds treated for consolidated reporting purposes?

Question 8  

Postage Corporation receives management consulting services from its 92 percent-owned subsidiary, Stamp Inc. During 20X7, Postage paid Stamp $125,432 for its services. For the year 20X8, Stamp billed Postage $140,000 for such services and collected all but $7,900 by year-end. Stamp's labor cost and other associated costs for the employees providing services to Postage totaled $86,000 in 20X7 and $121,000 in 20X8. Postage reported $2,567,000 of income from its own separate operations for 20X8, and Stamp reported net income of $695,000.


Based on the preceding information, what amount of consolidated net income should be reported in 20X8?

Question 9  

Pilfer Company acquired 90 percent ownership of Scrooge Corporation in 20X7, at underlying book value. On that date, the fair value of noncontrolling interest was equal to 10 percent of the book value of Scrooge Corporation. Pilfer purchased inventory from Scrooge for $90,000 on August 20, 20X8, and resold 70 percent of the inventory to unaffiliated companies on December 1, 20X8, for $100,000. Scrooge produced the inventory sold to Pilfer for $67,000. The companies had no other transactions during 20X8.


Based on the information given above, what amount of sales will be reported in the 20X8 consolidated income statement?

Question 10  

Poodle Company owns 80 percent of the common stock of Shepherd Inc. Poodle acquires some of Shepherd's bonds from an unrelated party for less than the carrying value on Shepherd's books and holds them as a long-term investment. For consolidated reporting purposes, how is the acquisition of Shepherd's bonds treated?

 

Question 11  

Plesco Corporation acquired 80 percent of Slesco Corporation's voting common stock on January 1, 20X7. On January 1, 20X8, Plesco received $350,000 from Slesco for equipment Plesco had purchased on January 1, 20X5, for $400,000. The equipment is expected to have a 10-year useful life and no salvage value. Both companies depreciate equipment on a straight-line basis.


Based on the preceding information, in the preparation of consolidation entries related to the equipment transfer for the 20X9 consolidated financial statements, net effect on accumulated depreciation will be:

Question 12  

A parent sold land to its partially owned subsidiary during the year at a loss. The subsidiary continues to hold the land at the end of the year. The amount to be reported as consolidated net income for the year should equal:

Question 13

1. Potter Company acquired 75 percent ownership of Snape Corporation in 20X5, at underlying book value. On that date, the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was equal to 25 percent of the book value of Snape Corporation. Potter purchased inventory from Snape for $150,000 on July 24, 20X6, and resold 90 percent of the inventory to unaffiliated companies on November 11, 20X6, for $160,000. Snape produced the inventory sold to Potter for $120,000. The companies had no other transactions during 20X6.
   
   
   Based on the information given above, what inventory balance will be reported by the consolidated entity on December 31, 20X6?

Question 14

On January 1, 20X1, Picture Company acquired 70 percent ownership of Seven Corporation at underlying book value. The fair value of the noncontrolling interest at the date of acquisition was equal to 30 percent of the book value of Seven Corporation. On April 25, 20X1, Seven purchased inventory from Picture for $45,000. Seven sold the entire inventory to an unaffiliated company for $58,000 on October 12, 20X1. Picture had produced the inventory sold to Seven for $38,000. The companies had no other transactions during 20X1.


Based on the information given above, what amount of cost of goods sold will be reported in the 20X1 consolidated income statement?

Question 15

What are intra-entity transfers AND identify a reason why intra-entity transfers occur frequently between the component companies of a business combination.

Question 16

Discuss how a parent company accounts for the sale of a portion of an investment in a subsidiary BOTH if control is maintained and if control is not maintained.

Question 17

PeopleMag sells a plot of land for $100,000 to Seven Star Company, its 100 percent owned subsidiary, on January 1, 20X7. The cost of the land was $75,000, when it was purchased in 20X6. In 20X9, Seven Star sells the land to Hot Properties Inc., an unrelated entity, for $120,000. How is the land reported in the consolidated financial statements for 20X7, 20X8 and 20X9?