Pearl acquires 90% of the voting stock of Spruce on January 1, 2020 for $5,000. The fair value of the noncontrolling interest is $550. Spruce's equity is reported at $4,800 at the date of acquisition. Its net assets are reported at amounts approximating fair value, but it has previously unreported identifiable intangible assets (5-year life, straight-line), valued at $1,000. Pearl uses the complete equity method to account for its investment. Spruce reports net income of $300 for 2020. On the 2020 consolidation working paper, what is the credit to noncontrolling interest in eliminating entry (R)? A. B. C. $80 $65 $85 D. $70
Pearl acquires 90% of the voting stock of Spruce on January 1, 2020 for $5,000. The fair value of the noncontrolling interest is $550. Spruce's equity is reported at $4,800 at the date of acquisition. Its net assets are reported at amounts approximating fair value, but it has previously unreported identifiable intangible assets (5-year life, straight-line), valued at $1,000. Pearl uses the complete equity method to account for its investment. Spruce reports net income of $300 for 2020. On the 2020 consolidation working paper, what is the credit to noncontrolling interest in eliminating entry (R)? A. B. C. $80 $65 $85 D. $70
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![Pearl acquires 90% of the voting stock of Spruce on January 1, 2020 for $5,000. The fair value of the noncontrolling
interest is $550. Spruce's equity is reported at $4,800 at the date of acquisition. Its net assets are reported at amounts
approximating fair value, but it has previously unreported identifiable intangible assets (5-year life, straight-line), valued at
$1,000. Pearl uses the complete equity method to account for its investment. Spruce reports net income of $300 for 2020.
On the 2020 consolidation working paper, what is the credit to noncontrolling interest in eliminating entry (R)?
A.
B.
C.
D.
$80
$65
$85
$70](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb209d90c-1c14-40b1-bcc0-74d529362312%2Fb28fdf78-1abd-49c9-a62f-96297cb7b93f%2Fsivqk2u_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Pearl acquires 90% of the voting stock of Spruce on January 1, 2020 for $5,000. The fair value of the noncontrolling
interest is $550. Spruce's equity is reported at $4,800 at the date of acquisition. Its net assets are reported at amounts
approximating fair value, but it has previously unreported identifiable intangible assets (5-year life, straight-line), valued at
$1,000. Pearl uses the complete equity method to account for its investment. Spruce reports net income of $300 for 2020.
On the 2020 consolidation working paper, what is the credit to noncontrolling interest in eliminating entry (R)?
A.
B.
C.
D.
$80
$65
$85
$70
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