Prepare a january 1 2015 consolidated balance sheet for


Problem - On January 1, 2015, Casey Corporation exchanged $3,170,000 cash for 100 percent of the outstanding voting stock of Kennedy Corporation. Casey plans to maintain Kennedy as a wholly owned subsidiary with separate legal status and accounting information systems.

At the acquisition date, Casey prepared the following fair-value allocation schedule:

Fair value of Kennedy (consideration transferred)


$3,170,000

Carrying amount acquired


2,600,000

Excess fair value


$570,000

to buildings (undervalued)

$324,000


to licensing agreements (overvalued)

(198,000)

126,000

to goodwill (indefinite life)


$444,000

Immediately after closing the transaction, Casey and Kennedy prepared the following postacquisition balance sheets from their separate financial records.

Accounts

Casey

Kennedy

Cash

$472,000

$184,500

Accounts receivable

1,235,000

316,000

Inventory

1,470,000

165,500

Investment in Kennedy

3,170,000

0

Buildings (net)

5,820,000

1,920,000

Licensing agreements

0

3,430,000

Goodwill

799,000

0

Total assets

$12,966,000

$6,016,000

Accounts payable

(336,000)

(406,000)

Long-term debt

(3,630,000)

(3,010,000)

Common stock

(3,000,000)

(1,000,000)

Additional paid-in capital

0

(500,000)

Retained earnings

(6,000,000)

(1,100,000)

Total liabilities and equities

$(12,966,000)

$(6,016,000)

Prepare a January 1, 2015, consolidated balance sheet for Casey Corporation and its subsidiary Kennedy Corporation.

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