On January 1, 2018, Palmer Company acquired Snead Company. Palmer paid $880,000 for 80% of...

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On January 1, 2018, Palmer Company acquired Snead Company. Palmer paid $880,000 for 80% of Sneads common stock. On the date of acquisition, Snead had the following balance sheet:

Snead Company

Balance Sheet

January 1, 2018

Assets Liabilities and Equity

Accounts receivable

$120,000

Accounts payable

$ 80,000

Inventory

80,000

Bonds payable

200,000

Land

120,000

Common stock $1 par

20,000

Buildings

400,000

Paid-in capital in excess of par

180,000

Accumulated depreciation

(100,000)

Retained earnings

224,000

Equipment

144,000

Accumulated depreciation

(60,000)

Total assets

$704,000

Total Liabilities & equity

$704,000

Buildings, which have a 20-year life, are understated by $200,000. Equipment, which has a 5-year life, is understated by $76,000. Any remaining excess is considered goodwill. Palmer uses the simple equity method to account for its investment in Snead.

Palmer and Snead had the following trial balances on December 31, 2019:

Palmer Snead

Company Company

Cash

48,000

264,000

Accounts Receivable

180,000

90,000

Inventory

240,000

112,000

Land

200,000

120,000

Investment in Snead

944,000

Buildings

1,600,000

400,000

Accumulated Depreciation

(440,000)

(130,000)

Equipment

300,000

144,000

Accumulated Depreciation

(180,000)

(92,000)

Accounts Payable

(160,000)

(204,000)

Bonds Payable

(200,000)

Common Stock

(200,000)

(20,000)

Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par

(1,600,000)

(180,000)

Retained Earnings, January 1, 2019

(650,000)

(284,000)

Sales

(1,600,000)

(700,000)

Cost of Goods Sold

900,000

417,000

Depreciation ExpenseBuildings

60,000

15,000

Depreciation ExpenseEquipment

30,000

16,000

Other Expenses

320,000

196,000

Interest Expense

16,000

Subsidiary Income

(32,000)

Dividends Declared

40,000

20,000

Totals

0

0

On January 1, 2019, Palmer held merchandise sold to it by Snead for $24,000. This beginning inventory had an applicable gross profit of 25%. During 2019, Snead sold merchandise to Palmer for $150,000. On December 31, 2019, Palmer held $36,000 of this merchandise in its inventory. This ending inventory had an applicable gross profit of 30%. Palmer owed Snead $40,000 on December 31 as a result of this intercompany sale.

On January 1, 2018, Palmer sold equipment with a book value of $60,000 to Snead for $100,000. Depreciation is computed over a 5-year life, using the straight-line method.

Required: Please prepare the following:

  1. A value analysis, a D&D schedule, an amortization schedule and the schedule for the worksheet entries related to intercompany sales.
  2. In general journal entry form, the entries that would be made on a consolidated worksheet for the year 2019.
  3. The income distribution schedules to show the distribution of consolidated net income of $308,000 for the year 2019.

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