Assets Liabilities and Equity $100,000 200,000 Current liabilities ... Common stock ($10 par)... Retained earnings .... $ 50,000 100,000 150,000 Current assets Depreciable fixed assets (net) .. Total as sets.. $300,000 Total liabilities and equity $300,000

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Parker Company acquires an 80% interest in Sargent Company for $300,000 in cash on January 1, 2015, when Sargent Company has the following balance sheet: (attached)

The excess of the price paid over book value is attributable to the fixed assets, which have a fair value of $250,000, and to goodwill. The fixed assets have a 10-year remaining life. Parker Company uses the simple equity method to record its investment in Sargent Company.
The following trial balances of the two companies are prepared on December 31, 2015:
                                                                  Parker             Sargent
Current Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . 10,000             130,000
Depreciable Fixed A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400,000             200,000
Accumulated Depreciation . . . .. . . . . . . (106,000)             (20,000)
Investment in Sargent . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 316,000
Current Liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (60,000)              (40,000)
Common Stock ($10 par) . . . . . . . . . . . . (300,000)             (100,000)
Retained Earnings, January 1, 2015. . . . .200,000)             (150,000)
Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . (150,000)             (100,000)
Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 110,000                  75,000
Subsidiary Income. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . (20,000)
Dividends Declared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                    5,000
Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 0                           0

1. Prepare a determination and distribution of excess schedule (a value analysis is not needed) for the investment.
2. Prepare all the eliminations and adjustments that would be made on the 2015 consolidated worksheet.
3. Prepare the 2015 consolidated income statement and its related income distribution schedules.
4. Prepare the 2015 statement of retained earnings.
5. Prepare the 2015 consolidated balance sheet.

Assets
Liabilities and Equity
$100,000
200,000
Current liabilities ...
Common stock ($10 par)...
Retained earnings ....
$ 50,000
100,000
150,000
Current assets
Depreciable fixed assets (net) ..
Total as sets..
$300,000
Total liabilities and equity
$300,000
Transcribed Image Text:Assets Liabilities and Equity $100,000 200,000 Current liabilities ... Common stock ($10 par)... Retained earnings .... $ 50,000 100,000 150,000 Current assets Depreciable fixed assets (net) .. Total as sets.. $300,000 Total liabilities and equity $300,000
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