On January 1, 2015, Casey Corporation exchanged $3,218,000 cash for 100 percent of the outstanding...

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On January 1, 2015, Casey Corporation exchanged $3,218,000 cash for 100 percent of the outstanding voting stock of Kennedy Corporation. Casey plans to maintain Kennedy as a wholly owned subsidiary with separate legal status and accounting information systems.

At the acquisition date, Casey prepared the following fair-value allocation schedule:

Fair value of Kennedy (consideration transferred) $ 3,218,000
Carrying amount acquired 2,600,000
Excess fair value $ 618,000
to buildings (undervalued) $ 360,000
to licensing agreements (overvalued) (162,000) 198,000
to goodwill (indefinite life) $ 420,000

Immediately after closing the transaction, Casey and Kennedy prepared the following postacquisition balance sheets from their separate financial records.

Accounts Casey Kennedy
Cash $ 522,000 $ 179,250
Accounts receivable 1,430,000 309,000
Inventory 1,645,000 170,750
Investment in Kennedy 3,218,000 0
Buildings (net) 5,977,500 2,180,000
Licensing agreements 0 3,050,000
Goodwill 128,500 0
Total assets $ 12,921,000 $ 5,889,000
Accounts payable (381,000 ) (389,000 )
Long-term debt (3,540,000 ) (2,900,000 )
Common stock (3,000,000 ) (1,000,000 )
Additional paid-in capital 0 (500,000 )
Retained earnings (6,000,000 ) (1,100,000 )
Total liabilities and equities $ (12,921,000 ) $ (5,889,000 )

Prepare a January 1, 2015, consolidated balance sheet for Casey Corporation and its subsidiary Kennedy Corporation.

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