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On January 1, 2014, Pinnacle Corporation exchanged $3,511,500 cash for 100 perce

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Question

On January 1, 2014, Pinnacle Corporation exchanged $3,511,500 cash for 100 percent of the outstanding voting stock of Strata Corporation. On the acquisition date, Strata had the following balance sheet:

  Cash

$

143,000

  Accounts payable

$

388,000

  Accounts receivable

375,000

  Long-term debt

3,350,000

  Inventory

410,000

  Common stock

1,500,000

  Buildings (net)

2,260,000

  Retained earnings

1,375,000

  Licensing agreements

3,425,000

$

6,613,000

$

6,613,000


Pinnacle prepared the following fair-value allocation:


  Fair value of Strata (consideration transferred)

$

3,511,500

  Carrying amount acquired

2,875,000

  Excess fair value

$

636,500

     to buildings (undervalued)

$

318,000   

     to licensing agreements (overvalued)

(141,000)  

177,000

     to goodwill (indefinite life)

$

459,500


At the acquisition date, Strata’s buildings had a 10-year remaining life and its licensing agreements were due to expire in 5 years. At December 31, 2015, Strata’s accounts payable included an $87,600 current liability owed to Pinnacle. Strata Corporation continues its separate legal existence as a wholly owned subsidiary of Pinnacle with independent accounting records. Pinnacle employs the initial value method in its internal accounting for its investment in Strata.

     The separate financial statements for the two companies for the year ending December 31, 2015, follow. Credit balances are indicated by parentheses.


Pinnacle

Strata

  Sales

$

(7,501,000

)

$

(3,675,000

)

  Cost of goods sold

4,850,000

2,080,000

  Interest expense

337,000

205,000

  Depreciation expense

614,000

421,000

  Amortization expense

685,000

  Dividend income

(55,000

)

     Net income

$

(1,755,000

)

$

(284,000

)

  Retained earnings 1/1/15

$

(5,310,000

)

$

(1,633,600

)

  Net income

(1,755,000

)

(284,000

)

  Dividends paid

400,000

55,000

     Retained Earnings 12/31/15

$

(6,665,000

)

$

(1,862,600

)

  Cash

$

368,500

$

403,100

  Accounts receivable

1,675,000

240,000

  Inventory

1,320,000

1,105,000

  Investment in Strata

3,511,500

  Buildings (net)

5,900,000

2,397,000

  Licensing agreements

2,055,000

  Goodwill

475,000

     Total assets

$

13,250,000

$

6,200,100

  Accounts payable

$

(440,000

)

$

(827,500

)

  Long-term debt

(3,145,000

)

(2,010,000

)

  Common stock

(3,000,000

)

(1,500,000

)

  Retained earnings 12/31/15

(6,665,000

)

(1,862,600

)

     Total Liabilities and OE

$

(13,250,000

)

$

(6,200,100

)

a.

Prepare a worksheet to consolidate the financial information for these two companies. (For accounts where multiple consolidation entries are required, combine all debit entries into one amount and enter this amount in the debit column of the worksheet. Similarly, combine all credit entries into one amount and enter this amount in the credit column of the worksheet.)

     

           

b.

Compute the following amounts that would appear on Pinnacle’s 2015 separate (nonconsolidated) financial records if Pinnacle’s investment accounting was based on the equity method.

On January 1, 2014, Pinnacle Corporation exchanged $3,511,500 cash for 100 percent of the outstanding voting stock of Strata Corporation. On the acquisition date, Strata had the following balance sheet:

Explanation / Answer

Answer:

                                   PINNACLE COMPNAY AND CONSOLIDATION SUSIDIARY STRATA

                                                   CONSOLIDATION BALANCE SHEET

                             ASSETS                                                                   LIABILITIES

      CASH                               $ 771,600                                       ACCOUNTS PAYABLE    $ 1,267,500

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE       $ 1,915,000                                     LONG TERM DEBT         $ 5,155,000   

INVENTORY                           $ 2,425,000                                     COMMON STOCK          $ 3,000,000

BUILDING (NET)                     $ 8,297,000                                      ADDITIONAL CAPITAL    $ 0

LICENSING AGREEMENTS    $ 2,055,000                                      RETAINED EARNING     $ 6,665,000

GOODWILL                           $ 623,900

                  TOTAL               $ 16,087,500                                                                       $ 16,087,500

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