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Exercise 1 Worksheet: Journal Entries
On January 1, 2015, the Parker Corporation acquired 10% of Simon Inc. for $420,000, even though Simon’s book value on January 1 was $3,400,000. Simon held land on its books that was undervalued by $200,000. In 2015, Simon earned $480,000 in net income and paid cash dividends of $180,000. Parker acquired an additional 30% of Simon January 1, 2016, for $1,200,000. Simon’s land remained undervalued as of that date by $240,000. Any excess cost was ascribed to a trademark with a life of 10 years for the first acquisition and a life of nine years for the second acquisition. Because fair values were not readily available, Parker maintained the initial investment of 10% at cost. The equity method will now be applied. In 2016, Simon reported $600,000 in income and $220,000 of distributed dividends.
Complete steps 1 and 2 below.
Step 1: Restate the 2015 purchase to the equity method in Tables 1, 2, and 3.
Step 2: Record the 2016 journal entries for Parker, using Tables 4–8 below.
Exercise 2 Worksheet: Consolidated Balance Sheet
On December 31, 2015, the Penn Corporation purchased all of Southern Company’s outstanding shares for $990,000 in cash. Penn will operate Southern as a wholly-owned subsidiary that has a separate legal and accounting identity. Many of Southern’s book values approximate fair values, but the fair values of some accounts differ from the book values. Additionally, Southern is carrying unrecorded, internally developed assets on its books. In determining the purchase price, Penn evaluated the differences between Southern’s fair values and its book values, as shown in the table below.
Table 1: Southern’s Fair Values and Book Values
| Account | Book Values | Fair Values |
| Computer software | $40,000 | $140,000 |
| Equipment | $80,000 | $60,000 |
| Client contracts | $0 | $200,000 |
| In-process research and development | $0 | $80,000 |
| Notes payable | ($120,000) | ($130,000) |
The financial information available for consolidation, as of December 31, 2015, is shown in the table below.
| Account | Penn | Southern |
| Cash | $72,000 | $36,000 |
| Receivables | $232,000 | $104,000 |
| Inventory | $280,000 | $180,000 |
| Investment in Southern | $990,000 | $0 |
| Computer software | $420,000 | $40,000 |
| Buildings (net) | $1,190,000 | $260,000 |
| Equipment (net) | $616,000 | $80,000 |
| Client contracts | $0 | $0 |
| Research and development asset | $0 | $0 |
| Goodwill | $0 | $0 |
| Total assets | $3,800,000 | $700,000 |
| Accounts payable | ($176,000) | ($5,000) |
| Notes payable | ($1,020,000) | ($120,000) |
| Common stock | ($760,000) | ($200,000) |
| Additional paid-in capital | ($340,000) | ($50,000) |
| Retained earnings | ($1,504,000) | ($280,000) |
| Total liabilities and equities | ($3,800,000) | ($700,000) |
Prepare a consolidated balance sheet for Penn and Southern, as of December 31, 2015, using Tables 3, 4, and 5 below.
Exercise 3 Worksheet: Consolidated Balances
On January 1, 2015, Pueblo Corporation purchased all of Spartan Company’s outstanding stock for $1,200,000 cash. On that date, Spartan’s accounting records showed net assets of $940,000, even though equipment, with a life of 10 years, was undervalued on the books by $180,000. The life of recognized goodwill is considered to be indefinite. Spartan reported $180,000 net income in 2015 and $200,000 in 2016. The subsidiary paid dividends of $40,000 for each year. Financial figures are shown in Table 1 below for the year ending December 31, 2017. Credit balances are indicated in parentheses.
| Table 1: Financial Figures for Year Ending December 31, 2017 | ||
| Account | Pueblo | Spartan |
| Revenues | ($1,600,000) | ($1,200,000) |
| Cost of goods sold | $200,000 | $300,000 |
| Depreciation expense | $600,000 | $700,000 |
| Investment income | ($40,000) | $0 |
| Net income | ($840,000) | ($200,000) |
| Dividends paid | $240,000 | $40,000 |
| Retained earnings, December 31, 2017 | ($2,800,000) | ($800,000) |
| Current assets | $600,000 | $200,000 |
| Investment in subsidiary | $1,200,000 | $0 |
| Equipment (net) | $1,800,000 | $1,200,000 |
| Buildings (net) | $1,600,000 | $800,000 |
| Land | $1,200,000 | $200,000 |
| Total assets | $6,400,000 | $2,400,000 |
| Liabilities | ($1,800,000) | ($1,000,000) |
| Common stock | ($1,800,000) | ($600,000) |
| Retained earnings | ($2,800,000) | ($800,000) |
| Total liabilities and equity | ($6,400,000) | ($2,400,000) |
- Determine consolidated balances, as of December 31, 2017, of the accounts listed below.
- How does the accounting method chosen by the parent company for its investment affect the consolidated balances computed for the accounts listed in question 1?
- Which accounting method for Spartan is Pueblo using for internal reporting?
- If Pueblo had used a different accounting method for this particular investment, how could you identify the method used?
- For each of the accounting methods listed below, determine Pueblo’s retained earnings balance as of January 1, 2017.