Question: Hello, I need correct answers please. I am posting this problem 2nd time On January 1, 2017, Pinnacle Corporation exchanged $3,560,000 cash for 100 percent

Hello, I need correct answers please. I am posting this problem 2nd time

On January 1, 2017, Pinnacle Corporation exchanged $3,560,000 cash for 100 percent of the outstanding voting stock of Strata Corporation. On the acquisition date, Strata had the following balance sheet:

Cash $ 302,000 Accounts payable $ 394,000
Accounts receivable 317,000 Long-term debt 2,810,000
Inventory 370,000 Common stock 1,500,000
Buildings (net) 1,900,000 Retained earnings 1,420,000
Licensing agreements 3,235,000
$ 6,124,000 $ 6,124,000

Pinnacle prepared the following fair-value allocation:

Fair value of Strata (consideration transferred) $ 3,560,000
Carrying amount acquired 2,920,000
Excess fair value $ 640,000
to buildings (undervalued) $ 354,000
to licensing agreements (overvalued) (138,000 ) 216,000
to goodwill (indefinite life) $ 424,000

At the acquisition date, Stratas buildings had a 10-year remaining life and its licensing agreements were due to expire in 5 years. At December 31, 2018, Stratas accounts payable included an $88,800 current liability owed to Pinnacle. Strata Corporation continues its separate legal existence as a wholly owned subsidiary of Pinnacle with independent accounting records. Pinnacle employs the initial value method in its internal accounting for its investment in Strata.

The separate financial statements for the two companies for the year ending December 31, 2018, follow. Credit balances are indicated by parentheses.

Pinnacle Strata
Sales $ (7,367,000 ) $ (3,484,000 )
Cost of goods sold 4,870,000 2,015,000
Interest expense 305,000 219,000
Depreciation expense 587,000 355,000
Amortization expense 647,000
Dividend income (45,000 )
Net income $ (1,650,000 ) $ (248,000 )
Retained earnings 1/1/18 $ (5,140,000 ) $ (1,733,800 )
Net income (1,650,000 ) (248,000 )
Dividends declared 500,000 45,000
Retained Earnings 12/31/18 $ (6,290,000 ) $ (1,936,800 )
Cash $ 290,000 $ 531,800
Accounts receivable 1,200,000 415,000
Inventory 1,285,000 1,435,000
Investment in Strata 3,560,000
Buildings (net) 5,780,000 2,159,000
Licensing agreements 1,941,000
Goodwill 432,500
Total assets $ 12,547,500 $ 6,481,800
Accounts payable $ (417,500 ) $ (780,000 )
Long-term debt (2,840,000 ) (2,265,000 )
Common stock (3,000,000 ) (1,500,000 )
Retained earnings 12/31/18 (6,290,000 ) (1,936,800 )
Total Liabilities and OE $ (12,547,500 ) $ (6,481,800 )

1. Prepare a worksheet to consolidate the financial information for these two companies.

2. Compute the following amounts that would appear on Pinnacles 2018 separate (nonconsolidated) financial records if Pinnacles investment accounting was based on the equity method.

  • Subsidiary income.
  • Retained earnings, 1/1/18.
  • Investment in Strata.

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