Exercise 8 (LO4) Cost-to-equity conversion with preferred stock. On December 31, 2014, Zigler Corporation purchases an 80% interest in the common stock of Kim Company December 31, 2014, is a $200,000 300,000 160,000 $660,000 for $420,000. The stockholders' equity of Kim Company on follows: 8% Cumulative preferred stock (2,000 shares, $ 100 par) Common stock (30,000 shares, $ 10 stated value)... Retained earnings... Total stockholders' equity. Any excess of cost over book value is attributable to goodwill. The common stock invest ment is accounted for under the cost method. Zigler Corporation purchases 1,000 shares of the cumulative preferred stock of Kim Com. pany on January 1, 2015, for $90,000. Kim Company issues a total of 2,000 preferred shares on January 1, 2011. Dividends on preferred stock are paid in 2011 and 2012, but not in subse quent years. Zigler Corporation accounts for its investment using the cost method. During 2015 and 2016, Kim Company pays no dividends, and its retained earnings balance on December 31, 2016, is $210,000. Kim Company income during 2017 is $60,000. 1. Calculate the preferred and common stockholders' equity claim on Kim Company's retained earnings balance at January 1, 2017. 2. Prepare the cost-to-simple-equity conversion and the elimination as of January 1, 2017, that would be made on the December 31, 2017, consolidated trial balance worksheet for the investment in preferred stock. AT SPECIAL ISSUES IN ACCOUNTING FOR AN INVESTMENT IN A SUBSIDIARY Prepare the cost-to-simple-equity conversion and the eliminations that would be made on stock. Provide a determination and distribution of excess schedule as support. the December 31, 2017, consolidated trial balance worksheet for the investment in common