Question

Following are selected accounts for Mergaronite Company and Hill, Inc., as of December 31, 2018. Several of Mergaronite’s accounts have been omitted. Credit balances are indicated by parentheses. Dividends were declared and paid in the same period. Mergaronite Hill Revenues $(600,000) $(250,000) Cost of goods sold 280,000 100,000 Depreciation expense 120,000 50,000 Investment income Not given NA Retained earnings, 1/1/18 (900,000) (600,000) Dividends declared 130,000 40,000 Current assets 200,000 690,000 Land 300,000 90,000 Buildings (net) 500,000 140,000 Equipment (net) 200,000 250,000 Liabilities (400,000) (310,000) Common stock (300,000) (40,000) Additional paid-in capital (50,000) (160,000) page 144 Assume that Mergaronite took over Hill on January 1, 2014, by issuing 7,000 shares of common stock having a par value of $10 per share but a fair value of $100 each. On January 1, 2014, Hill’s land was undervalued by $20,000, its buildings were overvalued by $30,000, and equipment was undervalued by $60,000. The buildings had a 10-year remaining life; the equipment had a 5-year remaining life. A customer list with an appraised value of $100,000 was developed internally by Hill and was to be written off over a 20-year period. a- Fair Value allocation and Amortization. B- Part b. Why can consolidated totals be determined without knowing the consolidation method used?

Answer 1

A. Fair Value allocation and amortization

Building (30,000/10 years) = (3000)

Equipment (60,000/5) = 12000

Customer list (100000/20) = 5000

Total amortization = 14,000

B. The consolidated totals can be determined without knowing which method the parent used to account for the subsidiary because the consolidated totals are used for consolidated worksheets.