62. Kennedy Company acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Hastie
Company of Canada for U.S. $350,000 on January 1, 2011, when the exchange rate
for the Canadian dollar (CAD) was U.S. $.70. The fair value of the net assets of
Hastie was equal to their book value of CAD 450,000 on the date of acquisition. Any
acquisition consideration excess over fair value was attributed to an unrecorded patent
with a remaining life of five years. The functional currency of Hastie is the Canadian
dollar.
For the year ended December 31, 2011, Hastie’s trial balance net income was
translated at U.S. $25,000. The average exchange rate for the Canadian dollar during
2011 was U.S. $.68, and the 2011 year-end exchange rate was U.S. $.65.
Amortization of the patent, translated, for 2011 would be