On January 1, 2015, Picnic Co. purchased 90 percent of the outstanding voting sh

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On January 1, 2015, Picnic Co. purchased 90 percent of the outstanding voting shares of Sweet Inc. for $540,000 cash. The acquisition date fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $60,000. At January 1, 2015, Sweet's net assets had a total carrying amount of $420,000. Equipment (8 year remaining life) was undervalued on Sweet's financial records by $80,000. Any remaining excess fair value over book value was attributed to a customer list developed by Sweet (4 year remaining life), but not recorded on its books. Sweet recorded income of $70,000 in 2015 and $80,000 in 2016. Each year since the acquisition, Sweet has declared a $20,000 dividend. At January 1, 2017, Picnic's retained earnings show a $250,000 balance.

Selected account balances for the two companies from their separate operations were as follows:

Picnic 2015 revenues $498,000 2015 expenses $350,000

Sweet 2015 revenues $285,000 2015 expenses $195,000

What is consolidated net income for 2015?

A. $194,000

B. $238,000

C. $203,000

D. $197,500

Explanation / Answer

Thus, Correct Answer will be $ 2,29,000.

Satement of Consolidate Income Statement: Net Income of Picnic 1,48,000.00 Share of Dividend      18,000.00 Share of Profit in Sweet Incorporation      63,000.00 Total 2,29,000.00

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