Requirement 1:
Total consolidated current assets: (a) Acq. Meth. (b) Purch. Meth.
Prince’s reported current assets $30,000 $30,000
Sprite‘s reported current assets 15,000 15,000
Excess cost attributable to inventory 9,000 8,100
$54,000 $53,100
Note that Prince‘s current assets remain at $30,000 after the acquisition. The $30,000 received from
the stock issuance was used to buy Sprite‘s common stock.
Requirement 2:
Total consolidated noncurrent assets: (a) Acq. Meth. (b) Purch. Meth.
Prince’s reported noncurrent assets $55,000 $55,000
Sprite‘s reported noncurrent assets 25,000 25,000
Excess cost attributable to goodwill 6,000 5,400
Prince’s reported current liabilities $20,000 $20,000
Sprite‘s reported current liabilities 10,000 10,000
Excess cost attributable to cur. liabs. 0 0
$30,000 $30,000
Requirement 5:
Requirement 6: (a) Acq. Meth. (b) Purch. Meth.
Controlling interest stockholders’ equity $81,000 $81,000
Under both methods, all of Sprite‘s equity is eliminated in consolidation. Controlling shareholders’
equity in the consolidated balance sheet is equal to Prince‘s equity as a standalone company.
The $81,000 amount includes the $36,000 of stock issued to finance the acquisition.