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Giant acquired all of Small’s common stock on January 1,2009. Over the next few years, Gia...

Giant acquired all of Small’s common stock on January 1,2009. Over the next few years, Giant applied the equity method to the recording of this investment. At the date of the original ac­quisition, $90,000 of the fair-value price was attributed to undervalued land while $50,000 was assigned to equipment having a 10-year life. The remaining $60,000 unallocated portion of the acquisition-date excess fair value over book value was viewed as goodwill.

Following are individual financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2013. On that date, Small owes Giant $10,000. Credits are indicated by parentheses.

a. How was the $135,000 Equity in Income of Small balance computed?

b. Without preparing a worksheet or consolidation entries, determine and explain the totals to be reported by this business combination for the year ending December 31,2013.

 

Giant

Small

Revenues

$(1,175,000)

$ (360,000)

Cost of goods sold

550,000

90,000

Depreciation expense

 172,000

130,000

Equity in income of Small

 (135,000)

-0-

Net income

$ (588,000)

$ (140,000)

Retained earnings, 1/1/13

$(1,417,000)

$ (620,000)

Net income (above)

 (588,000)

(140,000)

Dividends paid

 310,000

110,000

Retained earnings, 12/31/13

 $(1,695,000)

$ (650,000)

Current assets

 $ 398,000

$ 318,000

Investment in Small

 995,000

-0-

Land

 440,000

165,000

Buildings (net)

 304,000

419,000

Equipment (net)

648,000

286,000

Goodwill

 -0-

-0-

Total assets

 $ 2,785,000

$ 1,188,000

Liabilities

 $ (840,000)

$ (368,000)

Common stock

 (250,000)

(170,000)

Retained earnings (above)

 (1,695,000)

(650,000)

Total liabilities and equity

 $(2,785,000)

$(1,188,000)

c. Verify the figures determined in part (b) by producing a consolidation worksheet for Giant and Small for the year ending December 31,2013.

d. If Giant determined that the entire amount of goodwill from its investment in Small was impaired in 2013, how would the parent's accounts reflect the impairment loss? How would the worksheet process change? What impact does an impairment loss have on consolidated financial statements?

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