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E5.3 Consolidation Eliminating Entries, Date of Acquisition and Two Years Later

ID: 2343003 • Letter: E

Question

E5.3 Consolidation Eliminating Entries, Date of Acquisition and Two Years Later Plaza Hotels LO 1, 2 acquired a 90 percent interest in Stardust Casinos on January 1, 2020 for $51,100,000. The fair value of the 10 percent noncontrolling interest at the date of acquisition was $2,900,000. Stardust's date-of- acquisition reported net assets were carried at amounts approximating fair value, except for these items Plant and equipment, 10-year life, straight-line, is overvalued by $6,000,000 e Previously unrecorded limited-life identifiable intangibles, 4-year life, straight-line, were valued at $8,000,000. Stardust's equity accounts at the date of acquisition were as follows: Capital stock Retained earnings .. . S 300,000 1,650,000 50,000 $2,000,000

Explanation / Answer

Part A

Calculation of goodwill:

Acquisition cost................ ........ ..... ........ ..... .. $ 51,100,000

Fair value of noncontrolling interest..................... 2,900,000

Total fair value.................................... ....................54,000,000

Book value of Stardust..................... $ 2,000,000

Revaluations:Plant and equipment...(6,000,000)

Identifiable intangibles.......... .. .... ...8,000,000.... 4,000,000

Goodwill..........……........................................ .........$ 50,000,000

Allocation of goodwill between controlling and noncontrolling interest:

Total Goodwill...........................................................$ 50,000,000

Plaza’s goodwill: $51,100,000-(90%*$4,000,000)..... 47,500,000

Goodwill to noncontrolling interest...........................$ 2,500,000

Goodwill is allocated in a 95:5 ratio (47,500,000 : 2,500,000)

Part B

Part C

250000

Explanation

Goodwill impairment loss (95:5)

Total

(200000)

2400000

(190000)

2150000

(10000)

250000

Event general journal debit credit E capital stock 300000 Retained earnings 1650000 Accumulated OCI 50000 Investment in Stardust (2000000*90%) 1800000 Noncontrolling interest in Stardust (2000000*10%) 200000 R identifiable intangibles 8000000 Goodwill 50000000 Plant and equipment 6000000 Investment in stardust (90%*(8000000-6000000))+47500000 49300000 Noncontrolling interest in stardust (10%*(8000000-6000000)+2500000 2700000