Book Value Falr Value Current assets .. Land.... $210,000 $ 210,000 Liabilities.... 300,000 (280,000) 330,000 (280,000) Parker Sawyer Revenues. Expenses $(900,000) $(600,000) 600,000
Parker, Inc., acquires 70 percent of Sawyer Company for $420,000. The remaining 30 percent of Sawyer’s outstanding shares continue to trade at a collective value of $174,000. On the acquisition date, Sawyer has the following accounts:
The buildings have a 10-year remaining life. In addition, Sawyer holds a patent worth $140,000 that has a five-year remaining life but is not recorded on its financial records. At the end of the year, the two companies report the following balances:
a. Assume that the acquisition took place on January 1. What figures would appear in a consolidated income statement for this year?
b. Assume that the acquisition took place on April 1. Sawyer’s revenues and expenses occurred uniformly throughout the year. What amounts would appear in a consolidated income statement for this year?
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