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Placid Lake Corporation acquired 80 percent of the outstanding voting stock of S

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Question

Placid Lake Corporation acquired 80 percent of the outstanding voting stock of Scenic, Inc., on January 1, 2017, when Scenic had a net book value of $540,000. Any excess fair value was assigned to intangible assets and amortized at a rate of $7,000 per year.

Placid Lake's 2018 net income before consideration of its relationship with Scenic (and before adjustments for intra-entity sales) was $440,000. Scenic reported net income of $250,000. Placid Lake declared $130,000 in dividends during this period; Scenic paid $54,000. At the end of 2018, selected figures from the two companies' balance sheets were as follows:

c. If the intra-entity sales were downstream, how would consolidated net income be allocated to the controlling and noncontrolling interest?

d.What is the consolidated balance in the ending Inventory account?

e. Assume that no intra-entity inventory sales occurred between Placid Lake and Scenic. Instead, in 2017, Scenic sold land costing $44,000 to Placid Lake for $78,000. On the 2018 consolidated balance sheet, what value should be reported for land?

f-1. Assume that no intra-entity inventory or land sales occurred between Placid Lake and Scenic. Instead, on January 1, 2017, Scenic sold equipment (that originally cost $130,000 but had a $74,000 book value on that date) to Placid Lake for $98,000. At the time of sale, the equipment had a remaining useful life of five years. What worksheet entries are made for a December 31, 2018, consolidation of these two companies to eliminate the impact of the intra-entity transfer?

f-2. For 2018, what is the noncontrolling interest’s share of Scenic’s net income?

Placid Lake Scenic Inventory Land Equipment (net) $ 280,000 104,000 740,000 340,000 540,000440,000 During 2017, intra-entity sales of $145,000 (original cost of $70,000) were made. Only 20 percent of this inventory was still held within the consolidated entity at the end of 2017. In 2018, $230,000 in intra-entity sales were made with an original cost of $73,000. Of this merchandise, 30 percent had not been resold to outside parties by the end of the year. Each of the following questions should be considered as an independent situation for the year 2018. a. What is consolidated net income for Placid Lake and its subsidiary? b. If the intra-entity sales were upstream, how would consolidated net income be allocated to the controlling and

Explanation / Answer

Ans a. Consolidated Net Income for the year 2018 Particulars $ Placid standalone net income 440000 (+) 80 % of Scenic net income 200000 Total 640000 Adjustments (-) Amortization 7000 (-)Dividend paid by Scenic to Placid 43200 Dividend X 80% (-)Intra entity Sales 87920 Profit X 80% X 70% (+)Unrealized profit in opening stock 12000 Profit X 20% X 80% (-)Unrealized profit in closing stock 37680 Profit X 30% X 80% Consolodated net income 476200 Here we have assumed that the intraentity sales were all downstream Ans b. If itra-entity sales were upstream there would be no noncontrolling interest in intra entity sales and inventory Particulars $ Placid standalone net income 440000 (+) 80 % of Scenic net income 200000 Total 640000 Adjustments (-) Amortization 7000 (-)Dividend paid by Scenic to Placid 43200 (-)Intra entity Sales 109900 (+)Unrealized profit in opening stock 15000 Profit X 20% X 80% (-)Unrealized profit in closing stock 47100 Profit X 30% X 80% Consolodated net income 447800 Anc c. If inventory sales were downstream the scenario would be as in Ans a above. 20 % profit on intra entity sales and inventory will be for non controlling interest Ans d. Inventory $ Inventory balance of Placid 280000 (+) 80 % of invetory of Scenic 83200 (-) Unrealized profit on opening stock 12000 Calculated in Ans a above considering intraentity sales were downstream (-) Unrealized profit on closing stock 37680 Calculated in Ans a above considering intraentity sales were downstream