Chapter 4, Problem 40P

Plaza, Incorporated, acquires 80 percent of the outstanding common stock of Stanford Corporation on January 1, 2024, in exchange for $1,007,100 cash. At the acquisition date, Stanford’s total fair value, including the noncontrolling interest, was assessed at $1,258,875. Also at the acquisition date, Stanford's book value was $533,800. Several individual items on Stanford’s financial records had fair values that differed from their book values as follows: Items Book Value Fair Value Trade names (indefinite life) $ 272,600 $ 405,100 Property and equipment (net, 8-year remaining life) 225,600 244,800 Patent (14-year remaining life) 130,400 161,200 For internal reporting purposes, Plaza, Incorporated, employs the equity method to account for this investment. The following account balances are for the year ending December 31, 2024, for both companies. Accounts Plaza Stanford Revenues $ (829,600) $ (681,100) Cost of goods sold 458,600 300,000 Depreciation expense…

On July 1, 2021, Truman Company acquired a 70 percent interest in Atlanta Company in exchange for consideration of $776,300 in cash and equity securities. The remaining 30 percent of Atlanta’s shares traded closely near an average price that totaled $332,700 both before and after Truman’s acquisition.   In reviewing its acquisition, Truman assigned a $134,000 fair value to a patent recently developed by Atlanta, even though it was not recorded within the financial records of the subsidiary. This patent is anticipated to have a remaining life of five years.   The following financial information is available for these two companies for 2021. In addition, the subsidiary’s income was earned uniformly throughout the year. The subsidiary declared dividends quarterly.       Truman   Atlanta Revenues $ (681,680 )   $ (496,000 ) Operating expenses   412,000       334,000   Income of subsidiary   (47,320 )     0   Net income $ (317,000 )   $ (162,000 ) Retained earnings, 1/1/21 $…

On July 1, 2021, Truman Company acquired a 70 percent interest in Atlanta Company in exchange for consideration of $776,300 in cash and equity securities. The remaining 30 percent of Atlanta’s shares traded closely near an average price that totaled $332,700 both before and after Truman’s acquisition.   In reviewing its acquisition, Truman assigned a $134,000 fair value to a patent recently developed by Atlanta, even though it was not recorded within the financial records of the subsidiary. This patent is anticipated to have a remaining life of five years.   The following financial information is available for these two companies for 2021. In addition, the subsidiary’s income was earned uniformly throughout the year. The subsidiary declared dividends quarterly.       Truman   Atlanta         Revenues $ (681,680 )   $ (496,000 ) Operating expenses   412,000       334,000   Income of subsidiary   (47,320 )     0   Net income $ (317,000 )   $ (162,000 ) Retained earnings,…

On July 1, 2021, Truman Company acquired a 70 percent interest in Atlanta Company in exchange for consideration of $785,225 in cash and equity securities. The remaining 30 percent of Atlanta's shares traded closely near an average price that totaled $336,525 both before and after Truman's acquisition. In reviewing its acquisition, Truman assigned a $128.500 fair value to a patent recently developed by Atlanta, even though it was not recorded within the financial records of the subsidiary. This patent is anticipated to have a remaining life of five years. The following financial information is available for these two companies for 2021. In addition, the subsidiary's income was earned uniformly throughout the year. The subsidiary declared dividends quarterly. Revenues Operating expenses Income of subsidiary Net income Retained earnings, 1/1/21 Net income (above) Dividends declared Retained earnings, 12/31/21 Current assets Investment in Atlanta Land Buildings Total assets Liabilities…

On July 1, 2021, Truman Company acquired a 70 percent interest in Atlanta Company in exchange for consideration of $835,275 in cash and equity securities. The remaining 30 percent of Atlanta's shares traded closely near an average price that totaled $357,975 both before and after Truman's acquisition. In reviewing its acquisition, Truman assigned a $140,000 fair value to a patent recently developed by Atlanta, even though it was not recorded within the financial records of the subsidiary. This patent is anticipated to have a remaining life of five years. The following financial information is available for these two companies for 2021. In addition, the subsidiary's income was earned uniformly throughout the year. The subsidiary declared dividends quarterly.

On December 31, Phoenix Corporation acquired all of Sedona Corporation’s voting stock in exchange for $560,000 cash. At the acquisition date, the fair values of Sedona’s assets and liabilities equaled their carrying values, except that the fair value of the inventory was $20,000 lower than the carrying value, the fair value of the equipment was $50,000 higher than the carrying value, and the fair value of the long-term debt was $4,000 lower than the carrying value.   The separate condensed balance sheets of the two companies immediately after the acquisition (on 12/31) are as follows:                                                                                  Phoenix   Sedona          Cash                                                            $ 90,000   $   60,000          Accounts receivable                                    130,000   25,000          Inventory                                                    160,000   70,000          Plant and equipment (net)…

On July 1, 2021, Truman Company acquired a 70 percent interest in Atlanta Company in exchange for consideration of $792,400 in cash and equity securities. The remaining 30 percent of Atlanta’s shares traded closely near an average price that totaled $339,600 both before and after Truman’s acquisition.   In reviewing its acquisition, Truman assigned a $125,500 fair value to a patent recently developed by Atlanta, even though it was not recorded within the financial records of the subsidiary. This patent is anticipated to have a remaining life of five years.   The following financial information is available for these two companies for 2021. In addition, the subsidiary’s income was earned uniformly throughout the year. The subsidiary declared dividends quarterly.     Truman   Atlanta Revenues $ (768,485 )   $ (536,000 ) Operating expenses   418,000       378,000   Income of subsidiary   (46,515 )     0   Net income $ (397,000 )   $ (158,000 ) Retained earnings, 1/1/21 $…

On July 1, 2018, Truman Company acquired a 70 percent interest in Atlanta Company in exchange for consideration of $720,000 in cash and equity securities. The remaining 30 percent of Atlanta’s shares traded closely near an average price that totaled $290,000 both before and after Truman’s acquisition.In reviewing its acquisition, Truman assigned a $100,000 fair value to a patent recently developed by Atlanta, even though it was not recorded within the financial records of the subsidiary. This patent is anticipated to have a remaining life of five years.The following financial information is available for these two companies for 2018. In addition, the subsidiary’s income was earned uniformly throughout the year. The subsidiary declared dividends quarterly.Answer each of the following:a. How did Truman allocate Atlanta’s acquisition-date fair value to the various assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the combination?b. How did Truman allocate the goodwill from the acquisition across…

Parent Inc. purchased 60,000 of the outstanding (specified below) voting shares of Sub, for $625,000 (the total number of outstanding shares varies in the questions below) on January 1, 2021. On the date of acquisition, Sub's common shares and retained earnings were valued at $235,000 and $280,000, respectively. Subs book values approximated its fair values on the acquisition date with the exception of a patent, for which the fair value of the patent was $40,000 greater than book value.   Q: Assume that the total number of outstanding shares for Sub was, 78,000 (remember Parent purchased 60,000). On January 2, 2021, Parent sold 12,000 shares of Sub on the open market for $108,000. What would be the amount of the gain or loss on the sale of these shares?