On January 1, 2019, Aspen Company acquired 80 percent of Birch Company's voting stock for $458,000. Birch reported a $437,500 book value, and the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $114,500 on that date. Then, on January 1, 2020, Birch acquired 80 percent of Cedar Company for $216,000 when Cedar had a $216,000 book value and the 20 percent noncontrolling interest was valued at $54,000. In each acquisition, the subsidiary's excess acquisition-date fair over book value was assigned to a trade name with a 30-year remaining life.

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On January 1, 2019, Aspen Company acquired 80 percent of Birch Company's voting stock for $458,000. Birch reported a $437,500 book value, and the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $114,500 on that date. Then, on January 1, 2020, Birch acquired 80 percent of Cedar Company for $216,000 when Cedar had a $216,000 book value and the 20 percent noncontrolling interest was valued at $54,000. In each acquisition, the subsidiary's excess acquisition-date fair over book value was assigned to a trade name with a 30-year remaining life.

 

These companies report the following financial information. Investment income figures are not included.   

 

  2019 2020 2021
Sales:            
Aspen Company $ 555,000 $ 622,500 $ 835,000
Birch Company   254,750   310,000   451,000
Cedar Company Not available   194,200   238,800
Expenses:            
Aspen Company $ 455,000 $ 600,000 $ 692,500
Birch Company   208,000   241,000   385,000
Cedar Company Not available   180,000   194,000
Dividends declared:            
Aspen Company $ 15,000 $ 30,000 $ 40,000
Birch Company   15,000   18,000   18,000
Cedar Company Not available   4,000   12,000
 

 

Assume that each of the following questions is independent:

 

  1. If all companies use the equity method for internal reporting purposes, what is the December 31, 2020, balance in Aspen's Investment in Birch Company account?

  2. What is the consolidated net income for this business combination for 2021?

  3. What is the net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest in 2021?

  4. Assume that Birch made intra-entity inventory transfers to Aspen that have resulted in the following intra-entity gross profits in inventory at the end of each year:

 

Date Amount
12/31/19 $11,300
12/31/20 20,300
12/31/21 30,900
 

 

What is the accrual-based net income of Birch in 2020 and 2021, respectively?

a. If all companies use the equity method for internal reporting purposes, what is the December 31, 2020, balance in Aspen's Investment in Birch Company account?
b. What is the consolidated net income for this business combination for 2021?
c. What is the net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest in 2021?

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a. Investment in Birch at December 31, 2020  
b. Consolidated net income  
c. Noncontrolling interests' share of the consolidated net income  
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