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AICPA: FN Measurement
Feedback: Bonds Purchase Price $11,000 – Bonds carrying amount ($10,000 - $2,000) =
$3,000 Loss to Consolidation Income
[QUESTION]
35. Keenan Company has had bonds payable of $20,000 outstanding for several years. On
January 1, 2018, there was an unamortized premium of $2,000 with a remaining life of 10 years,
Keenan's parent, Ross, Inc., purchased the bonds in the open market for $19,000. Keenan is a
90% owned subsidiary of Ross. The bonds pay 8% interest annually on December 31. The
companies use the straight-line method to amortize interest revenue and expense. Compute the
consolidated gain or loss on a consolidated income statement for 2018.
A) $3,000 gain.
B) $3,000 loss.
C) $1,000 gain.
D) $1,000 loss.
E) $2,000 gain.
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 06-03
Topic: Intra-entity debt―Gain or loss for consolidation
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Blooms: Apply
AACSB: Knowledge Application
AICPA: BB Critical Thinking
AICPA: FN Measurement
Feedback: Bonds Purchase Price $19,000 – Bonds carrying amount ($20,000 + $2,000) =
$3,000 Gain to Consolidation Income
REFERENCE: 06-04
On January 1, 2018, Nichols Company acquired 80% of Smith Company's common stock and
40% of its non-voting, cumulative preferred stock. The consideration transferred by Nichols was
$1,200,000 for the common and $124,000 for the preferred. There was no premium in the value
of consideration transferred. Any excess acquisition-date fair value over book value is considered
goodwill. The capital structure of Smith immediately prior to the acquisition is:
[QUESTION]
REFER TO: 06-04
36. With respect to Nichols’ investment in Smith, determine the amount to be recorded and
identify which account should be adjusted to reflect such amount.
A) $1,324,000 for Investment in Smith.
B) $1,200,000 for Investment in Smith.
C) $1,200,000 for Investment in Smith’s Common Stock and $124,000 for Investment in Smith’s
Common stock, $10 par value (50,000 shares outstanding) $500,000
Preferred stock, 6% cumulative, $100 par value,
3,000 shares outstanding 300,000
Additional paid in capital 200,000
Retained earnings 500,000
Total stockholders’ equity $1,500,000