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Question 1[30 marks]
1. On 1 October 2020 P Ltd acquired \(30\%\) of the equity shares of A Ltd at a cost of \(\$ 7.50\) per share in cash when the retained earnings of A Ltd stood at \$11,000. On 1 October 2021, P Ltd acquired a further tranche of \(30\%\) of the equity shares of A Ltd at a price of \(\$ 9\) per share cash which reflected the fair value of the share price of A Ltd. The fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities of A Ltd at 1 October 2021 reflected the firm's book values.
2. On 1 October 2020, S acquired \(80\%\) of the share capital in SS Ltd for a cash consideration of \(\$ 8,000,000\).
3. On 1 October 2021 P Ltd acquired 3 million equity shares in S Ltd by an exchange of one share in P Ltd for every 2 shares in S Ltd plus \(\$ 1.25\) per acquired share in S Ltd. The market price of each share in P Ltd at the date of acquisition was \(\$ 6\) and the market price of each share in S Ltd at the date of acquisition was \(\$ 3.25\). It should be noted that in the books of PLtd , only the cash consideration of the investment in S was recorded. In addition, \(\$ 500,000\) of professional costs relating to the investment in S Ltd was also included as part of the cost of the investment.
4. At the date of acquisition, S Ltd had an intangible asset worth \(\$ 1,000,000\). The intangible asset has an indefinite life and has not suffered any impairment since acquisition.
5. On 1 October 2021, P Ltd sold an item of plant to S Ltd at its agreed fair value of \(\$ 2.5\) million. Its carrying amount prior to sale was \(\$ 2\) million. The estimated remaining life of the plant at the date of sale was 5 years.
6. During the year ended 30 September 2022, S Ltd sold goods to P Ltd for \(\$ 2.7\) million at a mark-tp of \(50\%\). P Ltd had a third of the goods still in inventory at 30 September 2022. There were no intra-group receivables and payables at 30 September 2022.
7. The investments in equity instruments (other than those in S Ltd and A Ltd) have a fair value of \(\$ 9\) million at 30 September 2022.
8. It is group policy to fair value non-controlling interest at the date of acquisition only when positive goodwill exists. Negative goodwill is expected to arise on the effective equity share which P Ltd acquired in SS Ltd.9. The summarised draft statements of financial position of P Ltd, S Ltd and A Ltd at 30 September 2022 are given below:
Required:
Prepare the consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 September 2022 for the P Group.
Question 1 [ 3 0 marks ] 1 . On 1 October 2 0 2 0

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