On January 1, 2020, Barber Corp. paid $1,160,000…

            On January 1, 2020, Barber Corp. paid $1,160,000 to acquire Thompson Co. Thompson maintained separate incorporation. Barber used the equity method to account for the investment. The following information is available for Thompson’s assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity accounts on January 1, 2020:     Book Value Fair Value Current assets $ 130,000   $ 130,000   Land   75,000     193,000   Building (twenty year life)   250,000     276,000   Equipment (ten year life)   540,000     518,000   Current liabilities   26,000     26,000   Long-term liabilities   124,000     124,000   Common stock   233,000         Additional paid-in capital   389,000         Retained earnings   223,000           Thompson earned net income for 2020 of $134,000 and paid dividends of $51,000 during the year. At the end of 2020, the consolidation entry to eliminate Barber’s accrual of Thompson’s earnings would include a credit to Investment in Thompson Co. for                         A)    $83,000.              B)    $133,100.            C)    $134,000.            D)    $134,900.            E)    $0.

During January 2020, Nelson, Inc. acquired 30% of the outsta…

During January 2020, Nelson, Inc. acquired 30% of the outstanding common stock of Fuel Co. for $1,600,000. This investment gave Nelson the ability to exercise significant influence over Fuel. Fuel’s assets on that date were recorded at $7,200,000 with liabilities of $3,400,000. Any excess of cost over book value of Nelson’s investment was attributed to unrecorded patents having a remaining useful life of ten years.In 2020, Fuel reported net income of $650,000. For 2021, Fuel reported net income of $800,000. Dividends of $250,000 were paid in each of these two years. What was the reported balance of Nelson’s Investment in Fuel Co. at December 31, 2021?

The financial statement amounts for the Atwood Company and t…

The financial statement amounts for the Atwood Company and the Franz Company as of December 31, 2021, are presented below. Also included are the fair values for Franz Company’s net assets (all numbers are in thousands).     Atwood Franz Co. Franz Co. Book Value Book Value Fair Value   12/31/2021 12/31/2021 12/31/2021 Cash $ 870     $ 240     $ 240   Receivables   660       600       600   Inventory   1,230       420       580   Land   1,800       260       250   Buildings (net)   1,800       540       650   Equipment (net)   660       380       400   Accounts payable   (570 )     (240 )     (240 ) Accrued expenses   (270 )     (60 )     (60 ) Long-term liabilities   (2,700 )     (1,020 )     (1,120 ) Common stock ($20 par)   (1,980 )                 Common stock ($5 par)           (420 )         Additional paid-in capital   (210 )     (180 )         Retained earnings 1/1/18   (1,170 )     (480 )         Revenues   (2,880 )     (660 )         Expenses   2,760       620             Note: Parenthesis indicate a credit balanceAssume an acquisition business combination took place at December 31, 2021. Atwood issued 50 shares of its common stock with a fair value of $35 per share for all of the outstanding common shares of Franz. Stock issuance costs of $15 (in thousands) and direct costs of $10 (in thousands) were paid.Compute consolidated revenues immediately following the acquisition.                         A)    $3,540.                B)    $2,880.            C)    $1,170.            D)    $1,650.            E)    $4,050.

On January 1, 2020, Barber Corp. paid $1,160,000 to acquire…

On January 1, 2020, Barber Corp. paid $1,160,000 to acquire Thompson Co. Thompson maintained separate incorporation. Barber used the equity method to account for the investment. The following information is available for Thompson’s assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity accounts on January 1, 2020:     Book Value Fair Value Current assets $ 130,000   $ 130,000   Land   75,000     193,000   Building (twenty year life)   250,000     276,000   Equipment (ten year life)   540,000     518,000   Current liabilities   26,000     26,000   Long-term liabilities   124,000     124,000   Common stock   233,000         Additional paid-in capital   389,000         Retained earnings   223,000           Thompson earned net income for 2020 of $134,000 and paid dividends of $51,000 during the year.The 2020 total excess amortization of fair-value allocations is calculated to be                         A)    ($2,200).             B)    ($900).            C)    $(1,300).            D)    $(2,100).            E)    $3,500.