Pell Company acquires 80% of Demers Company for $500,000 on January 1,20X1. Demers reported common...

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Pell Company acquires 80% of Demers Company for $500,000 on January 1,20X1. Demers reported common stock of $300,000 and retained earnings of $210,000 on that date. Demers equipment was undervalued by $30,000 and buildings were undervalued by $40,000, each having a 10-year remaining useful life. Any excess consideration paid over fair value was attributed to goodwill. The price paid for the 80% ownership approximated fair value (i.e.. the Non-Controlling Interest fair value was implied by Pells purchase price). Pell uses the equity method to account for their investment.
During 20X1 and 20X2, Demers reported the following totals for net income and dividend declarations:
Demers Company 20X120X2
Net Income $100,000 $120,000
Dividends Declared $40,000 $50,000
During 2019 and 2020, Pell reported the following totals for net income and dividend declarations:
Pell Company 20X120X2
Net Income $500,000 $750,000
Dividends Declared $- $-
Requirement #1
Compute the balance of Pells Investment in Demers account in Pells internal accounting records as of December 31,20X2.
Initial Investment in Demers 500,000
Share of Net Income 80,000
Share of Dividends 32,000
Investment in Demers 548,000
Requirement #2
Compute the total consolidated Net Income for the year-ended December 31,20X2. Also determine the portion of consolidated net income allocated to the Non-Controlling Interest, and the portion allocated to the Controlling Interest.
Requirement #3
Compute the balance of the Non-Controlling Interest reported in the equity section of the consolidated financial statements as of December 31,20X2.
Requirement #4
Compute the balance that would be reported for the Investment in Demers asset account in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31,20X2.

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