Cost of the investment in setting and the book value


Problem: Palor Corp acquired 70% of the outstanding common stock of Setting Corp on Janunary 1, 2006 for $178,000 cash. Immediately after this acuquisition the balance sheet information for the two companies was as follows :





Palor Bv Book Value Fair Value
Cash


32,000 20,000 20,000
Receivables-net

80,000 30,000 30,000
Inventories

70,000 30,000 50,000
Land 


100,000 50,000 60,000
Buildings-net

110,000 70,000 90,000
Equipment-net

80,000 40,000 30,000
Investment in setting
178,000             ______                ______
   Total assets

650,000 240,000 280,000







Accounts payable

90,000 80,000 80,000
other liabilities

10,000 50,000 40,000
Capital stock $10 par
500,000 100,000
Retained earnings

50,000 10,000
   Total equities

650,000 240,000
                     
Prepare a schedule to allocate the difference between the cost of the investment in setting and the book value of the interest to identifiable and unidentifiable net assets.                       
                       
Preapare a consolidated balance sheet for Palor Corp and Subsidiary at January 1, 2006 .

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