Choose the correct.Paar Corporation bought 100 percent of Kimmel, Inc., on January 1, 2015. On that date, Paar’s equipment (10-year remaining life) has a book value of $420,000 but a fair value of $520,000. Kimmel has equipment (10-year remaining life) with a book value of $272,000 but a fair value of $400,000. Paar uses the equity method to record its investment in Kimmel. On December 31, 2017, Paar has equipment with a book value of $294,000 but a fair value of $445,200. Kimmel has equipment with a book value of $190,400 but a fair value of $357,000. What is the consolidated balance for the Equipment account as of December 31, 2017? How would the answer have been affected if the parent had applied the initial value method rather than the equity method?a. No effect: The method the parent uses is for internal reporting purposes only and has no impact on consolidated totals.b. The consolidated Equipment account would have a higher reported balance.c. The consolidated Equipment account would have a lower reported balance.d. The balance in the consolidated Equipment account cannot be determined for the initial value method using the information given.
Choose the correct.Paar Corporation bought 100 percent of Kimmel, Inc., on January 1, 2015. On that date, Paar’s equipment (10-year remaining life) has a book value of $420,000 but a fair value of $520,000.
Kimmel has equipment (10-year remaining life) with a book value of $272,000 but a fair value of $400,000. Paar uses the equity method to record its investment in Kimmel. On December 31, 2017, Paar has equipment with a book value of $294,000 but a fair value of $445,200. Kimmel has equipment with a book value of $190,400 but a fair value of $357,000. What is the consolidated balance for the Equipment account as of December 31, 2017? How would the answer have been affected if the parent had applied the initial value
method rather than the equity method?
a. No effect: The method the parent uses is for internal reporting purposes only and has no impact
on consolidated totals.
b. The consolidated Equipment account would have a higher reported balance.
c. The consolidated Equipment account would have a lower reported balance.
d. The balance in the consolidated Equipment account cannot be determined for the initial value
method using the information given.
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