Padre, Inc., buys 80 percent of the outstanding common stock of Sierra Corporation on January 1, 2015, for $771,200 cash.

Padre, Inc., buys 80 percent of the outstanding common stock of Sierra Corporation on January 1, 2015, for $771,200 cash. At the acquisition date, Sierra’s total fair value, including the noncontrolling interest, was assessed at $964,000 although Sierra’s book value was only $614,000. Also, several individual items on Sierra’s financial records had fair values that differed from their book values as follows:

 Book ValueFair Value  Land$65,900 $280,900   Buildings and equipment

  (10-year remaining life)

 345,000  306,000   Copyright (20-year life) 143,000  299,000   Notes payable (due in 8 years) (211,000) (193,000) 

For internal reporting purposes, Padre, Inc., employs the equity method to account for this investment. The following account balances are for the year ending December 31, 2015, for both companies.

  Padre  Sierra   Revenues$(1,488,320)$(589,800)  Cost of goods sold 705,000  415,000   Depreciation expense 295,000  11,100   Amortization expense 0  7,150   Interest expense 48,600  7,550   Equity in income of Sierra (114,280) 0       Net income$(554,000)$(149,000)   Retained earnings, 1/1/15$(1,372,500)$(454,000)  Net income (above) (554,000) (149,000)  Dividends declared 260,000  65,000       Retained earnings, 12/31/15$(1,666,500)$(538,000)   Current assets$953,020 $566,350   Investment in Sierra 833,480  0   Land 363,000  65,900   Buildings and equipment (net) 971,000  333,900   Copyright 0  135,850       Total assets$3,120,500 $1,102,000    Accounts payable$(198,000)$(193,000)  Notes payable (506,000) (211,000)  Common stock (300,000) (100,000)  Additional paid-in capital (450,000) (60,000)  Retained earnings (above) (1,666,500) (538,000)  Total liabilities and equities$(3,120,500)$(1,102,000)  

At year-end, there were no intra-entity receivables or payables. 

     Using the acquisition method, prepare the worksheet to consolidate these two companies. 

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