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P 3-2 Allocation schedule for fair value/book value differential and consolidated balance sheet at acquisition

Pop Corporation acquired 70 percent of the outstanding common stock of Son Corporation on January 1, 2016, for $350,000 cash. Immediately after this acquisition the balance sheet information for the two companies was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Son

 

Pop Book Value

Book Value

Fair Value

Assets

 

 

 

Cash

$ 70     

$ 40     

$40     

Receivables—net

160     

60     

60     

Inventories

140     

60     

100     

Land

200     

100     

120     

Buildings—net

220     

140     

180     

Equipment—net

160     

80     

60     

Investment in Son

350     

       

       

 Total assets

$1,300     

$480     

$ 560     

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$ 180     

$160     

$160     

Other liabilities

20     

100     

80     

Capital stock, $20 par

1,000     

200     

 

Retained earnings

100     

20     

 

Total equities

$1,300     

$480     

 

Required

  1. Prepare a schedule to assign the difference between the fair value of the investment in Son and the book value of the interest to identifiable and unidentifiable net assets.

  2. Prepare a consolidated balance sheet for Pop Corporation and Subsidiary at January 1, 2016.

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