Determining ending consolidated balances in the second year following the acquisition—Cost method Assume a parent company acquired a subsidiary on January 1, 2015, for $2,236,000. The purchase price was $1,116,200 in excess of the subsidiary’s $1,119,800 book value of Stockholders’ Equity on the acquisition date. Of this excess purchase price, $652,000 was assigned to Property, plant and equipment with a remaining economic useful life of 10 years, and $464,200 was assigned to Goodwill. On the acquisition date, the subsidiary reported retained earnings equal to $847,550. The parent uses the cost method of pre-consolidation Equity investment bookkeeping. The financial statements of the parent and its subsidiary for the year ended December 31, 2016, are as follows:
Determining ending consolidated balances in the second year following the acquisition—Cost method
Assume a parent company acquired a subsidiary on January 1, 2015, for $2,236,000. The purchase price was $1,116,200 in excess of the
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