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Pop Corporation acquired an 80 percent interest in Sat Corporation on October 1, 2011, for...

Pop Corporation acquired an 80 percent interest in Sat Corporation on October 1, 2011, for $82,400, equal to 80 percent of the underlying equity of Sat on that date plus $16,000 goodwill (total goodwill is $20,000). Financial statements for Pop and Sat Corporations for 2011 are as follows (in thousands):

 

Pop

Sat

Combined Income and Retained Earnings Statement for the Year Ended December 31

Sales

$112

$50

Income from Sat

3.8

Cost of sales

(60)

(20)

Operating expenses

(25.1)

(6)

Net income

30.7

24

Retained earnings January 1

30

20

Dividends

(20)

(10)

Retained earnings December 31

$ 40.7

$34

Balance Sheet at December 31

Cash

$ 5.1

$ 7

Accounts receivable

10.4

17

Note receivable

5

10

Inventories

30

16

Plant assets—net

88

60

Investment in Sat

82.2

Total assets

$220.7

$110

Accounts payable

$ 15

$ 16

Notes payable

25

10

Capital stock

140

50

Retained earnings

40.7

34

Total equities

$220.7

$110

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

1. In November 2011, Pop sold inventory items to Sat for $12,000 at a gross profit of $3,000. One-third of these items remained in Sat’s inventory at December 31, 2011, and $6,000 remained unpaid.


2. Sat’s dividends were declared in equal amounts on March 15 and November 15, and its income was earned in proportionate amounts throughout each quarter of the year.


3. Pop applies the equity method such that its net income is equal to the controlling share of consolidated net income.

REQUIRED: Prepare a workpaper to consolidate the financial statements of Pop Corporation and Subsidiary for the year ended December 31, 2011.

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