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