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Multiple-Choice Questions on Preferred Stock OwnershipBlank Corporation prepared the follo...

Multiple-Choice Questions on Preferred Stock Ownership

Blank Corporation prepared the following summarized balance sheet on January 1, 20X1:

Assets

$150,000

Liabilities

$ 20,000

 

 

Preferred Stock

30,000

 

 

Common Stock

40,000

 

 

Retained Earnings

60,000

Total Assets

$150,000

Total Liabilities and Equities

$150,000

Shepard Company acquires 80 percent of Blank Corporation’s common stock on January 1, 20X1, for $80,000. At that date, the fair value of the common shares held by the noncontrolling interest is $20,000.

Required

Select the correct answer for each of the following questions.

1. The amount reported as noncontrolling interest in the consolidated balance sheet is

a. $20,000.

b. $26,000.

c. $30,000.

d. $50,000.


2. In addition to the common shares, Shepard Company purchases 70 percent of Blank’s preferred shares for $21,000. The amount reported as noncontrolling interest in Shepard’s consolidated balance sheet is

a. $9,000.

b. $20,000.

c. $29,000.

d. $50,000.


3. In addition to the common shares, Shepard Company purchases 70 percent of Blank’s preferred shares for $21,000 on January1, 20X1. IfShepard’s retained earnings are $150,000 on December 31, 20X0, the consolidated retained earnings reported immediately after the stock purchases are

a. $48,000.

b. $150,000.

c. $198,000.

d. $210,000.


4. In addition to the common shares, Shepard Company purchases 70 percent of Blank’s preferred shares for $21,000 on January 1, 20X1. Shepard has no preferred shares outstanding. The amount of preferred stock reported in the consolidated balance sheet immediately after the stock purchases is

a. $0.

b. $9,000.

c. $21,000.

d. $30,000.

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