Chapter 6 Breakeven Analysis
CHAPTER 3
AN INTRODUCTION TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Answers to Questions
1 A corporation becomes a subsidiary when another corporation either directly or indirectly acquires a majority (over 50 percent) of its outstanding voting stock.
2 Amounts allocated to identifiable assets and liabilities in excess of their recorded amounts on the books of the subsidiary are not recorded separately by the parent. Instead, the parent company records the purchase price of the interest acquired in an investment account. The allocation to identifiable asset and liability accounts is made through working paper entries when the parent and subsidiary financial statements are consolidated.
3 The land would be shown in the consolidated balance sheet at $100,000, its fair value, assuming that the purchase price is equal to or greater than the fair value of the interest acquired. If the parent had acquired an 80 percent interest and the purchase price was equal to or greater than the fair value of the interest acquired, the land would appear in the consolidated balance sheet at $98,000. This amount consists of the $90,000 book value plus 80 percent of the $10,000 excess of fair value over book value of the land.
4 Parent company—a corporation that owns a majority of the outstanding voting stock of another corporation (its subsidiary). Subsidiary company—a corporation that is controlled by a parent company that owns a majority of its outstanding voting stock, either directly or indirectly. Affiliated companies—companies that are controlled by a single management team through parent-subsidiary relationships. (Although the term affiliate is a synonym for subsidiary, the parent company is included in the total affiliation structure.) Associated companies—companies that are controlled through parent-subsidiary relationships or whose operations can be significantly influenced through equity investments of 20 percent to 50 percent.
5 A
AN INTRODUCTION TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Answers to Questions
1 A corporation becomes a subsidiary when another corporation either directly or indirectly acquires a majority (over 50 percent) of its outstanding voting stock.
2 Amounts allocated to identifiable assets and liabilities in excess of their recorded amounts on the books of the subsidiary are not recorded separately by the parent. Instead, the parent company records the purchase price of the interest acquired in an investment account. The allocation to identifiable asset and liability accounts is made through working paper entries when the parent and subsidiary financial statements are consolidated.
3 The land would be shown in the consolidated balance sheet at $100,000, its fair value, assuming that the purchase price is equal to or greater than the fair value of the interest acquired. If the parent had acquired an 80 percent interest and the purchase price was equal to or greater than the fair value of the interest acquired, the land would appear in the consolidated balance sheet at $98,000. This amount consists of the $90,000 book value plus 80 percent of the $10,000 excess of fair value over book value of the land.
4 Parent company—a corporation that owns a majority of the outstanding voting stock of another corporation (its subsidiary). Subsidiary company—a corporation that is controlled by a parent company that owns a majority of its outstanding voting stock, either directly or indirectly. Affiliated companies—companies that are controlled by a single management team through parent-subsidiary relationships. (Although the term affiliate is a synonym for subsidiary, the parent company is included in the total affiliation structure.) Associated companies—companies that are controlled through parent-subsidiary relationships or whose operations can be significantly influenced through equity investments of 20 percent to 50 percent.
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