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Mystic Lake Company purchases 75 percent of the common stock of Canterbury Downs

ID: 2462968 • Letter: M

Question

Mystic Lake Company purchases 75 percent of the common stock of Canterbury Downs Company on January 1, 2015, when Canterbury Downs has the following stockholders' equity accounts: To acquire this interest in Canterbury Downs, Mystic Lake pay a total of $750,000. The acquisition-date fair value of the 25 percent noncontrolling interest was $250,000. Any excess fair value was allocated to goodwill, which has not experienced any impairment. On January 1, 2016, Canterbury Downs reports retained earnings of $725,000. Mystic Lake has accrued the increase in Canterbury Down's retained earnings through application of the equity method. View the following problems as independent situations. On January 1, 2016, Canterbury Downs issues 15,000 additional shares of common stock for $18 per share. Mystic Lake acquires no new shares. How does this transaction impact the parent company's APIC account?

Explanation / Answer

Canterbury reacquires 10000 @ $16, so the amount of reserve on the retained earning = $160000

Canterbury's free retained earnings to the sharholders = $725000 - 160000 = $565000

Applying the equity method, Mystic Lake's Equity earning to the Investment in Canterbury

= 565000 * 37500 /40000 = $529687.50

Journal Entries on January 1, 2016:

Debit Investment in Canterbury $529687.50

Credit Equity Income of Investment in Cantertury $ 529687.50