PR Corp has not yet accounted for the issue of its own shares or for the acquisition of the investment in SS Corp. Required: (a) Calculate the amount of net assets of SS Corp at acquisition. (b) Calculate the amounts of the following group accounts that should appear in the consolidated financial statements as at 30 June 2019. Share capital Gross profit Retained earnings (not owned by non-controllin

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On 1 May 2019, PR Corp purchased 75 per cent of the equity of SS Corp for $2.6 million. The consideration was 35,000 equity shares in PR Corp with a fair value of $2.6 million.

The followings are extracts from the draft (not finalised) statements of profit or loss for PR Corp and its subsidiary SS Corp for the year ending 30 June 2019 together with the draft statements of financial position as at 30 June 2019. The profits of SS Corp have been earned evenly throughout the year 2019.

Statements of profit or loss for the year ending 30 June 2019

 

PR Corp

($000)

 

SS Corp

($000)

Gross profit

1,456

 

960

Profit for the year

920

 

384

 

Statements of financial position as at 30 June 2019

 

PR Corp

($000)

 

SS Corp

($000)

Share capital

2,800

 

740

Retained earnings

11,600

 

1,324

Revaluation surplus

120

 

-

 

14,520

 

2,064

 

 

 

 

PR Corp has not yet accounted for the issue of its own shares or for the acquisition of the investment in SS Corp.

Required:

(a) Calculate the amount of net assets of SS Corp at acquisition.                

(b) Calculate the amounts of the following group accounts that should appear in the consolidated financial statements as at 30 June 2019.                          

  1. Share capital 
  2. Gross profit 
  3. Retained earnings (not owned by non-controlling interests)
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