Polypipe Company acquired 80% of Svedex Company’s voting stock for $95,000 in cash. The noncontrolling interest had an estimated fair value of $20,000. Some of Svedex’s identifiable assets and liabilities at the date of acquisition had fair values that were different from reported values, as follows:   Book Value Fair Value Property, net $ 6,000 $ 4,000 Licensing agreements 1,000 25,000 Svedex’s total shareholders’ equity at the date of acquisition was as follows: Capital stock $5,000 Retained deficit (400) Treasury stock (50) Total $ 4,550

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Polypipe Company acquired 80% of Svedex Company’s voting stock for $95,000 in cash. The noncontrolling interest had an estimated fair value of $20,000. Some of Svedex’s identifiable assets and liabilities at the date of acquisition had fair values that were different from reported values, as follows:

  Book Value Fair Value
Property, net $ 6,000 $ 4,000
Licensing agreements 1,000 25,000



Svedex’s total shareholders’ equity at the date of acquisition was as follows:

Capital stock $5,000
Retained deficit (400)
Treasury stock (50)
Total $ 4,550



On a date-of-acquisition consolidation working paper, eliminating entry (R) credits the noncontrolling interest in Svedex in the amount of

Select one:

a. $15,450

b. $18,600

c. $19,090

d. $20,000

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