the acquisition, the two companies have the following account balances. Clay’s equipment (with a five-year remaining life) is actually worth $641,000. Credit balances are indicated by parentheses.     Adams   Clay   Current assets $ 382,000   $ 272,000   Investment in Clay   713,300     0   Equipment   837,000     584,000   Liabilities   (202,000 )   (224,000 ) Common stock   (350,000 )   (150,000 ) Retained earnings, 1/1/20   (1,380,300 )   (482,000 )     In 2020, Clay earns a net income of $74,100 and declares and pays a $5,000 cash dividend. In 2020, Adams reports net income from its own operations (exclusive of any income from Clay) of $160,000 and declares no dividends. At the end of 2021, selected account balances for the two companies are as follows:      Adams Clay Revenues $ (544,000 ) $ (286,000 ) Expenses   394,400     214,500   Investment income   Not given     0   Retained earnings, 1/1/21   Not given     (551,100 ) Dividends declared   0     8,000   Common stock   (350,000 )   (150,000 ) Current assets   756,000     322,400   Investment in Clay   Not given     0   Equipment   756,500     622,400   Liabilities   (149,800 )   (189,800 )      a) What are the December 31, 2021, Investment Income and Investment in Clay account balances assuming Adams uses the: Equity method. Initial value method. b) What is the amount of Consolidated Expenses in its December 31, 2021, consolidated income statement under each of the following methods? c) What is the amount of Consolidated Equipment in its December 31, 2021, consolidated balance sheet under each of the following methods?

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Adams, Inc., acquires Clay Corporation on January 1, 2020, in exchange for $713,300 cash. Immediately after the acquisition, the two companies have the following account balances. Clay’s equipment (with a five-year remaining life) is actually worth $641,000. Credit balances are indicated by parentheses.

 

  Adams   Clay  
Current assets $ 382,000   $ 272,000  
Investment in Clay   713,300     0  
Equipment   837,000     584,000  
Liabilities   (202,000 )   (224,000 )
Common stock   (350,000 )   (150,000 )
Retained earnings, 1/1/20   (1,380,300 )   (482,000 )
 

 

In 2020, Clay earns a net income of $74,100 and declares and pays a $5,000 cash dividend. In 2020, Adams reports net income from its own operations (exclusive of any income from Clay) of $160,000 and declares no dividends. At the end of 2021, selected account balances for the two companies are as follows:

  

  Adams Clay
Revenues $ (544,000 ) $ (286,000 )
Expenses   394,400     214,500  
Investment income   Not given     0  
Retained earnings, 1/1/21   Not given     (551,100 )
Dividends declared   0     8,000  
Common stock   (350,000 )   (150,000 )
Current assets   756,000     322,400  
Investment in Clay   Not given     0  
Equipment   756,500     622,400  
Liabilities   (149,800 )   (189,800 )
 

  

a) What are the December 31, 2021, Investment Income and Investment in Clay account balances assuming Adams uses the:

Equity method.

Initial value method.

b) What is the amount of Consolidated Expenses in its December 31, 2021, consolidated income statement under each of the following methods?

c) What is the amount of Consolidated Equipment in its December 31, 2021, consolidated balance sheet under each of the following methods?

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Consolidated statements are reports that can be utilized when the parent organization holds a greater stake by controlling over half of the auxiliary business. The motivation behind consolidated statements is to introduce, fundamentally to assist the proprietors and lenders of the parent, the consequences of tasks and the monetary place of a parent, and each of the merged gatherings may be a solitary financial substance.

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