Pizza Corporation acquired 80 percent ownership of Slice Products Company on January 1, 20X1, for $148,000. On that date, the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $37,000, and Slice reported retained earnings of $45,000 and had $93,000 of common stock outstanding. Pizza has used the equity method in accounting for its investment in Slice.   Trial balance data for the two companies on December 31, 20X5, are as follows:      Pizza Corporation   Slice Products Company   Item Debit   Credit   Debit   Credit Cash & Receivables $ 86,000         $ 80,000         Inventory   270,000           94,000         Land   83,000           83,000         Buildings & Equipment   501,000           154,000         Investment in Slice Products Company   176,400                     Cost of Goods Sold   115,000           45,000         Depreciation Expense   25,000           15,000         Inventory Losses   15,000           6,000         Dividends Declared   45,000           14,000         Accumulated Depreciation       $ 193,000         $ 105,000   Accounts Payable         50,000           10,000   Notes Payable         270,160           99,000   Common Stock         282,000           93,000   Retained Earnings         296,000           83,000   Sales         201,000           101,000   Income from Slice Products Company         24,240                 $ 1,316,400   $ 1,316,400   $ 491,000   $ 491,000     Additional Information On the date of combination, the fair value of Slice's depreciable assets was $47,000 more than book value. The accumulated depreciation on these assets was $10,000 on the acquisition date. The differential assigned to depreciable assets should be written off over the following 10-year period. There was $13,000 of intercorporate receivables and payables at the end of 20X5. Please help me with below: Record the amortization of the excess acquisition price.       Event General Journal Debit Credit 3 Income from Slice Products Company       Investment in Slice Products Company

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Pizza Corporation acquired 80 percent ownership of Slice Products Company on January 1, 20X1, for $148,000. On that date, the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $37,000, and Slice reported retained earnings of $45,000 and had $93,000 of common stock outstanding. Pizza has used the equity method in accounting for its investment in Slice.
 
Trial balance data for the two companies on December 31, 20X5, are as follows:
  

  Pizza
Corporation
  Slice
Products Company
 
Item Debit   Credit   Debit   Credit
Cash & Receivables $ 86,000         $ 80,000        
Inventory   270,000           94,000        
Land   83,000           83,000        
Buildings & Equipment   501,000           154,000        
Investment in Slice Products Company   176,400                    
Cost of Goods Sold   115,000           45,000        
Depreciation Expense   25,000           15,000        
Inventory Losses   15,000           6,000        
Dividends Declared   45,000           14,000        
Accumulated Depreciation       $ 193,000         $ 105,000  
Accounts Payable         50,000           10,000  
Notes Payable         270,160           99,000  
Common Stock         282,000           93,000  
Retained Earnings         296,000           83,000  
Sales         201,000           101,000  
Income from Slice Products Company         24,240              
  $ 1,316,400   $ 1,316,400   $ 491,000   $ 491,000  
 


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  1. On the date of combination, the fair value of Slice's depreciable assets was $47,000 more than book value. The accumulated depreciation on these assets was $10,000 on the acquisition date. The differential assigned to depreciable assets should be written off over the following 10-year period.
  2. There was $13,000 of intercorporate receivables and payables at the end of 20X5.

Please help me with below:

  • Record the amortization of the excess acquisition price.
 
 
 
Event General Journal Debit Credit
3 Income from Slice Products Company    
  Investment in Slice Products Company

 

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