H plc is a holding company with a 74% interest in its subsidiary S plc. The following is an extract from the Statements of Financial Position of the two companies as at the end of their most recent financial year: H plc S plc £m £m Ordinary shares of £1 20 7 Retained earnings 17 24 H plc acquired its interest in S plc for £57m when S plc's retained earnings were £9m and the fair value of the non-controlling interest in S plc was £4m. Calculate the amount for goodwill that would be reported in H plc's consolidated statement of financial position as at the end of its most recent financial year. Enter your answer as £m correct to 1 decimal place.
H plc is a holding company with a 74% interest in its subsidiary S plc. The following is an extract from the Statements of Financial Position of the two companies as at the end of their most recent financial year: H plc S plc £m £m Ordinary shares of £1 20 7 Retained earnings 17 24 H plc acquired its interest in S plc for £57m when S plc's retained earnings were £9m and the fair value of the non-controlling interest in S plc was £4m. Calculate the amount for goodwill that would be reported in H plc's consolidated statement of financial position as at the end of its most recent financial year. Enter your answer as £m correct to 1 decimal place.
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Transcribed Image Text:H plc is a holding company with a 74% interest in its subsidiary S plc.
The following is an extract from the Statements of Financial Position
of the two companies as at the end of their most recent financial
year:
H plc S plc
£m
£m
Ordinary shares of £1
20
7
Retained earnings
17
24
H plc acquired its interest in S plc for £57m when S plc's retained
earnings were £9m and the fair value of the non-controlling interest
in S plc was £4m.
Calculate the amount for goodwill that would be reported in H plc's
consolidated statement of financial position as at the end of its most
recent financial year. Enter your answer as £m correct to 1 decimal
place.

Transcribed Image Text:H plc is a holding company with a 80% interest in its subsidiary S plc.
The following is an extract from the Statements of Financial Position
of the two companies as at the end of their most recent fınancial
year:
H plc
S plc
£m
£m
Ordinary shares of £1
24
26
Retained earnings
11
48
H plc acquired its interest in S plc for £38m when S plc's retained
earnings were £15m and the fair value of the non-controlling interest
in S plc was £12m.
Calculate the amount for non-controlling interest that would be
reported in H plc's consolidated balance sheet at the end of its most
recent financial year. Enter your answer as £m correct to 1 decimal
place.
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