How do you calculate the numbers in the journal entry to recordamortization of excess acquisition price?
Income from sawmill Corp $4,000
Investment in Sawmill $4,000
Powder Company spent $240,000 to acquire all of SawmillCorporation's stock on January 1, 20X2. On December 31, 20X4, thetrial balances of the two companies were as follows:
| Powder Company | | Sawmill Corporation |
Item | Debit | Credit | | Debit | Credit |
Cash | | $ | 74,000 | | | | | | | | $ | 42,000 | | | | | |
Accounts Receivable | | | 130,000 | | | | | | | | | 53,000 | | | | | |
Land | | | 60,000 | | | | | | | | | 50,000 | | | | | |
Buildings & Equipment | | | 500,000 | | | | | | | | | 350,000 | | | | | |
Investment in Sawmill Corporation | | | 268,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of Services Provided | | | 470,000 | | | | | | | | | 130,000 | | | | | |
Depreciation Expense | | | 35,000 | | | | | | | | | 18,000 | | | | | |
Other Expenses | | | 57,000 | | | | | | | | | 60,000 | | | | | |
Dividends Declared | | | 30,000 | | | | | | | | | 12,000 | | | | | |
Accumulated Depreciation | | | | | | $ | 265,000 | | | | | | | | $ | 93,000 | |
Accounts Payable | | | | | | | 71,000 | | | | | | | | | 17,000 | |
Taxes Payable | | | | | | | 58,000 | | | | | | | | | 60,000 | |
Notes Payable | | | | | | | 100,000 | | | | | | | | | 85,000 | |
Common Stock | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | | | | | | | 100,000 | |
Retained Earnings | | | | | | | 292,000 | | | | | | | | | 120,000 | |
Service Revenue | | | | | | | 610,000 | | | | | | | | | 240,000 | |
Income from Sawmill Corporation | | | | | | | 28,000 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 1,624,000 | | | $ | 1,624,000 | | | | $ | 715,000 | | | $ | 715,000 | |
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Sawmill Corporation reported retained earnings of $100,000 at thedate of acquisition. The difference between the acquisition priceand underlying book value is assigned to buildings and equipmentwith a remaining economic life of 10 years from the date ofacquisition. Sawmill's accumulated depreciation on the acquisitiondate was $25,000. At December 31, 20X4, Sawmill owed Powder$2,500.
Required:
a. Prepare the following journal entries recorded by Powder withregard to its investment in Sawmill during 20X4.