Foxx Corporation acquired all of Greenburg Companys outstanding stock on January 1, 2016, for $781,000...
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Foxx Corporation acquired all of Greenburg Companys outstanding stock on January 1, 2016, for $781,000 cash. Greenburgs accounting records showed net assets on that date of $586,000, although equipment with a 10-year life was undervalued on the records by $145,000. Any recognized goodwill is considered to have an indefinite life. Greenburg reports net income in 2016 of $95,500 and $128,000 in 2017. The subsidiary declared dividends of $20,000 in each of these two years. Account balances for the year ending December 31, 2018, follow. Credit balances are indicated by parentheses.
Foxx
Greenburg
Revenues
$
(1,180,000
)
$
(684,000
)
Cost of goods sold
147,500
171,000
Depreciation expense
306,000
368,000
Investment income
(20,000
)
0
Net income
$
(746,500
)
$
(145,000
)
Retained earnings, 1/1/18
$
(1,290,000
)
$
(391,000
)
Net income
(746,500
)
(145,000
)
Dividends declared
120,000
20,000
Retained earnings, 12/31/18
$
(1,916,500
)
$
(516,000
)
Current assets
$
336,000
$
161,000
Investment in subsidiary
781,000
0
Equipment (net)
908,000
750,000
Buildings (net)
862,000
512,000
Land
722,000
125,000
Total assets
$
3,609,000
$
1,548,000
Liabilities
$
(792,500
)
$
(732,000
)
Common stock
(900,000
)
(300,000
)
Retained earnings
(1,916,500
)
(516,000
)
Total liabilities and equity
$
(3,609,000
)
$
(1,548,000
)
(a) Determine the December 31, 2018, consolidated balance for each of the following accounts:
Depreciation Expense
Buildings
Dividends Declared
Goodwill
Revenues
Common Stock
Equipment
(b) . How does the parent's choice of an accounting method for its investment affect the balances computed in requirement (a)?
(c) . Which method of accounting for this subsidiary is the parent actually using for internal reporting purposes?
(d) . Determine parent's investment income for 2018 under partial equity method and equity method.
(e) What would be Foxxs balance for retained earnings as of January 1, 2018, if each of the following methods had been in use?
Initial value method.
Partial equity method.
Equity method.
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Determine the December 31, 2018, consolidated balance for each of the following accounts:
Consolidated Balances
Depreciation expense
Dividends declared
Revenues
Equipment
Buildings
Goodwill
Common stock
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