Adams Corporation acquired 90 percent of the outstanding voting shares of Barstow, Inc., on December 31, 2016. Adams paid a total of $603,000 in cash for these shares. The 10 percent noncontrolling interest shares traded on a daily basis at fair value of $67,000 both before and after Adams’s acquisition. On December 31, 2016, Barstow had the following account balances:     Book Value   Fair Value Current assets $ 160,000     $ 160,000   Land   120,000       150,000   Buildings (10-year remaining life)   220,000       200,000   Equipment (5-year remaining life)   160,000       200,000   Patents (10-year remaining life)   0       50,000   Notes payable (due in 5 years)   (200,000 )     (180,000 ) Common stock   (180,000 )         Retained earnings, 12/31/16   (280,000 )             December 31, 2018, adjusted trial balances for the two companies follow:       AdamsCorporation   Barstow,Inc. Debits         Current assets   $ 610,000     $ 250,000   Land     380,000       150,000   Buildings     490,000       250,000   Equipment     873,000       150,000   Investment in Barstow, Inc.     702,000       0   Cost of goods sold     480,000       90,000   Depreciation expense     100,000       55,000   Interest expense     40,000       15,000   Dividends declared     110,000       70,000   Total debits   $ 3,785,000     $ 1,030,000   Credits                 Notes payable   $ 860,000     $ 230,000   Common stock     510,000       180,000   Retained earnings, 1/1/18     1,367,000       340,000   Revenues     940,000       280,000   Investment income     108,000       0   Total credits   $ 3,785,000     $ 1,030,000       At year-end, there were no intra-entity receivables or payables.   a. Prepare schedules for acquisition-date fair-value allocations and amortizations for Adams’s investment in Barstow. b. Determine Adams’s method of accounting for its investment in Barstow. c.&d. Prepare a consolidation worksheet for Adams Corporation and Barstow, Inc., as of December 31, 2018.

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Adams Corporation acquired 90 percent of the outstanding voting shares of Barstow, Inc., on December 31, 2016. Adams paid a total of $603,000 in cash for these shares. The 10 percent noncontrolling interest shares traded on a daily basis at fair value of $67,000 both before and after Adams’s acquisition. On December 31, 2016, Barstow had the following account balances:

 

  Book Value   Fair Value
Current assets $ 160,000     $ 160,000  
Land   120,000       150,000  
Buildings (10-year remaining life)   220,000       200,000  
Equipment (5-year remaining life)   160,000       200,000  
Patents (10-year remaining life)   0       50,000  
Notes payable (due in 5 years)   (200,000 )     (180,000 )
Common stock   (180,000 )        
Retained earnings, 12/31/16   (280,000 )        
 

 

December 31, 2018, adjusted trial balances for the two companies follow:

 

    Adams
Corporation
  Barstow,
Inc.
Debits        
Current assets   $ 610,000     $ 250,000  
Land     380,000       150,000  
Buildings     490,000       250,000  
Equipment     873,000       150,000  
Investment in Barstow, Inc.     702,000       0  
Cost of goods sold     480,000       90,000  
Depreciation expense     100,000       55,000  
Interest expense     40,000       15,000  
Dividends declared     110,000       70,000  
Total debits   $ 3,785,000     $ 1,030,000  
Credits                
Notes payable   $ 860,000     $ 230,000  
Common stock     510,000       180,000  
Retained earnings, 1/1/18     1,367,000       340,000  
Revenues     940,000       280,000  
Investment income     108,000       0  
Total credits   $ 3,785,000     $ 1,030,000  
 

 

At year-end, there were no intra-entity receivables or payables.

 

a. Prepare schedules for acquisition-date fair-value allocations and amortizations for Adams’s investment in Barstow.

b. Determine Adams’s method of accounting for its investment in Barstow.

c.&d. Prepare a consolidation worksheet for Adams Corporation and Barstow, Inc., as of December 31, 2018.

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