X plc acquired 80 per cent of the ordinary share capital of Y plc on 1 January

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X plc acquired 80 per cent of the ordinary share capital of Y plc on 1 January 20X6 for £300,000.

The lists of balances of the two companies at 31 December 20X6 were as follows:


(a) A remittance of £2,000 from Y plc to X plc in December 20X6 was not received by X plc until January 20X7.

(b) Goods, with an invoice value of £3,000, were despatched by X plc in December 20X6 but not received by Y plc until January 20X7. The profit element included in this amount was £400.

(c) Included in the stock of Y plc at 31 December 20X6 were goods purchased from X plc for £10,000. The profit element included in this amount was £2,000.

(d) It is group policy to exclude all profit on any intra-company transactions.

(e) No interim dividend was paid in 20X6 by either company.

(f) Goodwill is not amortised.


Required:

Prepare a consolidated balance sheet for X plc and its subsidiary Y plc as at 31 December 20X6.

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