Harrison co acquired 80 of the common stocks of james co on


Assignment

Harrison Co. acquired 80% of the common stocks of James Co. on January 1, 2014. As of that date, James had the following trial balance:

                                                                     Debit               Credit
Cash and cash equivalents                                $56,000
Accounts receivable (net)                                  40,000
Inventory                                                        88,000
Supplies                                                          16,000
Land                                                               72,000
Buildings-net (20 years remaining life)                112,000
Equipment-net (8 years remaining life)               192,000
Accounts payable                                                                   48,000
Long-term liabilities (mature 12/31/2018)                                 144,000
Common stocks                                                                     240,000
Additional paid-in capital                                                          48,000
Retained earnings, 1/1/2014                                                    96,000
Totals                                                             $576,000         $576,000

Harrison Co. acquired 80% of the common stock of James Co. for $448,000 in cash. The fair value of 20% noncontrolling interest is $102,400. As of January 1, 2014, James's land had a fair value of $81,600. Its buildings had a fair value of $134,400 and its equipment had a fair value of $172,800. Its long-term liabilities had a fair value of 128,000. It's unrecorded in-process Research and Development was valued at $80,000. All other assets and liabilities had fair values equal to their book values.

Harrison decided to use the initial value method for this investment.

During 2014, James reported net income of $76,800 while paying dividends of $9,600. During 2015, James reported net income of $105,600 while paying dividends of $28,800.

Required:

Prepare consolidation entries for December 31, 2015. Show calculations.

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