On January 1, 2019, Aspen Company acquired 80 percent of Birch Company's voting stock for $500,000. Birch reported a $490,000 book value, and the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $125,000 on that date. Then, on January 1, 2020, Birch acquired 80 percent of Cedar Company for $224,000 when Cedar had a $253,000 book value and the 20 percent noncontrolling interest was valued at $56,000. 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 $ 637,500 $ 650,000 $ 732,500 Birch Company 269,500 356,750 588,300 Cedar Company Not available 193,300 295,200 Expenses: Aspen Company $ 402,500 $ 645,000 $ 577,500 Birch Company 215,000 286,000 510,000 Cedar Company Not available 182,000 260,000 Dividends declared: Aspen Company $ 20,000 $ 35,000 $ 45,000 Birch Company 5,000 20,000 20,000 Cedar Company Not available 3,000 8,000 Assume that each of the following questions is independent: 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? What is the consolidated net income for this business combination for 2021? What is the net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest in 2021? 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 $13,000 12/31/20 23,300 12/31/21 30,200 What is the accrual-based net income of Birch in 2020 and 2021, respectively? Show less Amount a. Investment in Birch at December 31, 2020 b. Consolidated net income c. Noncontrolling interests' share of the consolidated net income

On January 1, 2019, Aspen Company acquired 80 percent of Birch Company's voting stock for $500,000. Birch reported a $490,000 book value, and the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $125,000 on that date. Then, on January 1, 2020, Birch acquired 80 percent of Cedar Company for $224,000 when Cedar had a $253,000 book value and the 20 percent noncontrolling interest was valued at $56,000. 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 $ 637,500 $ 650,000 $ 732,500 Birch Company 269,500 356,750 588,300 Cedar Company Not available 193,300 295,200 Expenses: Aspen Company $ 402,500 $ 645,000 $ 577,500 Birch Company 215,000 286,000 510,000 Cedar Company Not available 182,000 260,000 Dividends declared: Aspen Company $ 20,000 $ 35,000 $ 45,000 Birch Company 5,000 20,000 20,000 Cedar Company Not available 3,000 8,000 Assume that each of the following questions is independent: 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? What is the consolidated net income for this business combination for 2021? What is the net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest in 2021? 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 $13,000 12/31/20 23,300 12/31/21 30,200 What is the accrual-based net income of Birch in 2020 and 2021, respectively? Show less Amount 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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These companies report the following financial information. Investment income figures are not included.

	2019	2020	2021
Sales:
Aspen Company	$	637,500	$	650,000	$	732,500
Birch Company		269,500		356,750		588,300
Cedar Company	Not available		193,300		295,200
Expenses:
Aspen Company	$	402,500	$	645,000	$	577,500
Birch Company		215,000		286,000		510,000
Cedar Company	Not available		182,000		260,000
Dividends declared:
Aspen Company	$	20,000	$	35,000	$	45,000
Birch Company		5,000		20,000		20,000
Cedar Company	Not available		3,000		8,000

Assume that each of the following questions is independent:

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?
What is the consolidated net income for this business combination for 2021?
What is the net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest in 2021?
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	$13,000
12/31/20	23,300
12/31/21	30,200

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

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		Amount
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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