Prime Corporation acquired 80 percent of Steak Company’s voting shares on January 1, 20X4, for $280,000 in cash and marketable securities. At that date, the noncontrolling interest had a fair value of $70,000 and Steak reported net assets of $300,000. Assume Prime uses the fully adjusted equity method. Trial balances for the two companies on December 31, 20X7, are as follows Item Debit Credit Debit Credit
Cash $ 130,300 $10,000
Accounts Receivable 80,000 70,000
Inventory 170,000 110,000
Buildings & Equipment 600,000 400,000
Investment in Steak Company 293,000
Cost of Goods Sold 416,000 202,000
Depreciation Expense 30,000 20,000
Other Expenses 24,000 18,000
Dividends Declared 50,000 25,000
Accumulated Depreciation $310,000 $120,000
Accounts Payable 100,000 15,200
Bonds Payable 300,000 100,000
Bond Premium 4,800
Common Stock 200,000 100,000
Additional Paid-in Capital 20,000
Retained Earnings 337,500 215,000
Sales 500,000 250,000
Other Income 20,400 30,000
Income from Steak Company 25,400
Total $ 1,793,300 $1,793,300 $855,000 855,000
The full amount of the differential at acquisition was assigned to buildings and equipment with a remaining 10-year economic life.
Prime and Steak regularly purchase inventory from each other. During 20X6, Steak Company sold inventory costing $40,000 to Prime Corporation for $60,000, and Prime resold 60 percent of the inventory in 20X6 and 40 percent in 20X7. Also in 20X6, Prime sold inventory costing $20,000 to Steak for $26,000. Steak resold two-thirds of the inventory in 20X6 and one-third in 20X7.
During 20X7, Steak sold inventory costing $30,000 to Prime for $45,000, and Prime sold items purchased for $9,000 to Steak for $12,000. Before the end of the year, Prime resold one-third of the inventory it purchased from Steak in 20X7. Steak continues to hold all the units purchased from Prime during 20X7.
Steak owes Prime $10,000 on account on December 31, 20X7.
Assume that both companies use straight-line depreciation and that no property, plant, and equipment has been purchased since the acquisition.
1. Prepare the 20X7 journal entries recorded on Prime’s books related to its investment in Steak if Prime uses the equity method
2. Prepare all consolidation entries needed to complete a consolidation worksheet as of December 31, 20X7
3. Prepare a three-part consolidation worksheet as of December 31, 20X7.
4. Prepare a consolidated income statement, balance sheet, and retained earnings statement for 20X7.​​​​​​​