Question: On January 1, Patterson Corporation acquired 80
On January 1, Patterson Corporation acquired 80 percent of the 100,000 outstanding voting shares of Soriano, Inc., in exchange for $31.25 per share cash. The remaining 20 percent of Soriano’s shares continued to trade for $30 both before and after Patterson’s acquisition.
At January 1, Soriano’s book and fair values were as follows:
a. What amount should Patterson recognize as the total value of the acquisition in its January 1 consolidated balance sheet?
b. What valuation principle should Patterson use to report each of Soriano’s identifiable assets and liabilities in its January 1 consolidated balance sheet?
c. For years subsequent to acquisition, how will Soriano’s identifiable assets and liabilities be valued in Patterson’s consolidated financial statements?
d. How much goodwill resulted from Patterson’s acquisition of Soriano?
e. What is the consolidated net income for the year and what amounts are allocated to the controlling and noncontrolling interests?
f. What is the noncontrolling interest amount reported in the December 31 consolidated balance sheet?
g. Assume instead that, based on its share prices, Soriano’s January 1 total fair value was assessed at $2,250,000. How would the reported amounts for Soriano’s net assets change on Patterson’s acquisition-date consolidated balance sheet?
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Fair Values $ 80,000 Book Values Remalning Life Current assets $ 80,000 Buldings and equlpment Trademarks... 1,250,000 1,000,000 5 years 10 years 4 years 700,000 900,000 Patented technology. 940,000 2,000,000 Current liabilities... Long-term notes payable.. Common stock...... Additional pald-in capital Retalned earnings.. $2,970,000 $ 180,000 1,500,000 50,000 $ 180,000 1,500,000 500,000 740,000 $2,970,000
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