Fred, Inc., and Herman Corporation formed a business combination on January 1, 2019, when Fred acquired a 60 percent interest in Herman’s common stock for $312,000 in cash. The book value of Herman’s assets and liabilities on that day totaled $300,000, and the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $208,000. Patents being held by Herman (with a 12-year remaining life) were undervalued by $90,000 within the company’s financial records, and a customer list (10-year life) worth $130,000 was also recognized as part of the acquisition-date fair value.

Intra-entity inventory transfers occur regularly between the two companies. Merchandise carried over from one year to the next is always sold in the subsequent period.

Fred had not paid for half of the 2021 inventory transfers by year-end. On January 1, 2020, Fred sold $15,000 in land to Herman for $22,000. Herman is still holding this land.

On January 1, 2021, Herman acquired $20,000 (face value) of Fred’s bonds in the open market. These bonds had an 8 percent cash interest rate. On the date of repurchase, the liability was shown within Fred’s records at $21,386, indicating an effective yield of 6 percent. Herman’s acquisition price was $18,732 based on an effective interest rate of 10 percent.

Herman indicated earning a net income of $25,000 within its 2021 financial statements. The subsidiary also reported a beginning Retained Earnings balance of $300,000, dividends of $4,000, and common stock of $100,000. Herman has not issued any additional common stock since its takeover. The parent company has applied the equity method to record its investment in Herman.

a. Prepare consolidation worksheet adjustments for 2021.

b. Calculate the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest for 2021. In addition, determine the ending 2021 balance for noncontrolling interest in the consolidated balance sheet.

c. Determine the consolidation worksheet adjustments needed in 2022 in connection with the intra-entity bonds.

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Orlginal Cost to Herman Transfer Price Ending Balance Year to Fred at Transfer Price $ 80,000 $100,000 $20,000 40,000 30,000 2019 2020 100,000 125,000 2021 90,000 120,000