Parent acquired Subsidiary on January 1 2016 at a price 3000
Parent acquired Subsidiary on January 1, 2016, at a price $300,000 in excess of book value. Of that excess, $200,000 was allocated to an unrecorded patent with a 10-year life, with the remainder to goodwill. The parent uses the equity method to account for its investment in its subsidiary.
In 2017, Subsidiary sold to Parent land having a book value of $90,000 for a total price of $145,000.
Financial statements of the two companies for the year ended December 31, 2018, are presented below.
Required:
a. Prepare a schedule showing the computation of Income (loss) from subsidiary on the Parent\'s pre-consolidation books for 2018.
b. Prepare a schedule showing the computation of Equity Investment on the Parent\'s pre-consolidation books at December 31, 2018.
c. Prepare the consolidation entries for 2018.
| Parent | Subsidiary | |
| Sales Revenue | $ 2,500,000 | $ 525,000 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | (1,750,000) | (345,000) |
| Gross Profit | 750,000 | 180,000 |
| Operating Expenses | (475,000) | (102,500) |
| Income (loss) from Subsidiary | 57,500 | |
| Net Income | $ 332,500 | $ 77,500 |
Solution
Ans:
a. Schedule showing computation of income (loss) on subsidiary on the parent\'s pre-consolidation books for 2018
Sales revenue 525,000
Less: Cost of Goods sold 345,000
Gross Profit 180,000
Less: Operating Expeses 102,500
Net Income 77,500
