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Sale of Subsidiary Shares by ParentStable Home Builders Inc. acquired 80 percent of the st...

Sale of Subsidiary Shares by Parent

Stable Home Builders Inc. acquired 80 percent of the stock of Acme Concrete Works on January 1, 20X3, for $360,000. At that date, the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $90,000. Acme Concrete’s balance sheet contained the following amounts at the time of the combination:

Cash

Accounts Receivable

Inventory

Construction Work in Progress

Other Assets (net)

$ 30,000

65,000

15,000

470,000

220,000

Accounts Payable

Bonds Payable

Common Stock

Retained Earnings

$ 50,000

300,000

200,000

250,000

Total Assets

$800,000

Total Liabilities and Equities

$800,000

During each of the next three years, Acme Concrete reported net income of $50,000 and paid dividends of $20,000. On January 1, 20X5, Stable sold 4,000 of the Acme $10 par value shares for $120,000 in cash. Stable used the basic equity method in accounting for its ownership of Acme.

Required

a. Compute the balance in the investment account reported by Stable on January 1, 20X5, before its sale of shares.


b. Prepare the entry recorded by Stable when it sold the Acme shares, assuming Stable records the excess of the sale price over the carrying value of the shares as an increase in additional paid-in capital.


c. Prepare the appropriate elimination entries to complete a full consolidation worksheet for 20X5.

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