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Comprehensive Worksheet ProblemRandall Corporation acquired 80 percent of Sharp Company’s...

Comprehensive Worksheet Problem

Randall Corporation acquired 80 percent of Sharp Company’s voting shares on January 1, 20X4, for $280,000 in cash and marketable securities. At that date, the noncontrolling interest had a fair value of $70,000 and Sharp reported net assets of $300,000. Assume Randall uses the fully adjusted equity method. Trial balances for the two companies on December 31, 20X7, are as follows:

 

Randall Corporation

Sharp Company

Item

Debit

Credit

Debit

Credit

Cash

$ 130,300

 

$ 10,000

 

Accounts Receivable

80,000

 

70,000

 

Inventory

170,000

 

110,000

 

Buildings and Equipment

600,000

 

400,000

 

Investment in Sharp Company Stock

293,000

 

 

 

Cost of Goods Sold

416,000

 

202,000

 

Depreciation and Amortization

30,000

 

20,000

 

Other Expenses

24,000

 

18,000

 

Dividends Declared

50,000

 

25,000

 

Accumulated Depreciation

 

$ 310,000

 

$120,000

Accounts Payable

 

100,000

 

15,200

Bonds Payable

 

300,000

 

100,000

Bond Premium

 

 

 

4,800

Common Stock

 

200,000

 

100,000

Additional Paid-in Capital

 

 

 

20,000

Retained Earnings

 

337,500

 

215,000

Sales

 

500,000

 

250,000

Other Income

 

20,400

 

30,000

Income from Sharp Company

 

25,400

 

 

 

1,793,300

1,793,300

$855,000

$855,000

Additional Information

1. The full amount of the differential at acquisition was assigned to buildings and equipment with a remaining 10-year economic life.

2. Randall and Sharp regularly purchase inventory from each other. During 20X6, Sharp sold inventory costing $40,000 to Randall Corporation for $60,000, and Randall resold 60 percent of the inventory in 20X6 and 40 percent in 20X7. Also in 20X6, Randall sold inventory costing $20,000 to Sharp for $26,000. Sharp resold two-thirds of the inventory in 20X6 and one-third in 20X7.

3. During 20X7, Sharp sold inventory costing $30,000 to Randall for $45,000, and Randall sold items purchased for $9,000 to Sharp for $12,000. Before the end of the year, Randall resold one-third of the inventory it purchased from Sharp in 20X7. Sharp continues to hold all the units purchased from Randall during 20X7.

4. Sharp owes Randall $10,000 on account on December 31, 20X7.

Required

a. Prepare the 20X7 journal entries recorded on Randall’s books related to its investment in Sharp if Randall uses the equity method.


b. Prepare all eliminating entries needed to complete a consolidation worksheet as of December 31, 20X7.


c. Prepare a three-part consolidation worksheet as of December 31, 20X7.


d. Prepare, in good form, a consolidated income statement, balance sheet, and retained earnings statement for 20X7.

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