LEO Inc Acquired a 60% Interest in MARS Inc

question 42

Multiple Choice

LEO Inc. acquired a 60% interest in MARS Inc. on January 1, 2012 for $400,000. Unless otherwise stated, LEO uses the Cost method to account for its investment MARS Inc. On the acquisition date, MARS had common stock and retained earnings valued at $100,000 and $150,000 respectively. The acquisition differential was allocated as follows: $80,000 to undervalued inventory. $40,000 to undervalued equipment. (to be amortized over 20 years) The following took place during 2012: ▪MARS reported a net income and declared dividends of $25,000 and $5,000 respectively.
▪LEO's December 31, 2012 inventory contained an intercompany profit of $10,000.
▪LEO's net income was $75,000. The following took place during 2013:
▪MARS reported a net income and declared dividends of $36,000 and $6,000 respectively.
▪MARS' December 31, 2013 inventory contained an intercompany profit of $5,000.
▪LEO's net income was $48,000. Both companies are subject to a 25% tax rate. All intercompany sales as well as sales to outsiders are priced to provide the selling company with gross Margin of 20%. Consolidated Net Income attributable to the shareholders of the parent for 2012 would be:

• A) $12,500.
• B) $33,300.
• C) $36,300.
• D) $53,200.

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Definitions:

Input

Resources such as labor, materials, and capital used in the production of goods and services.

Average Fixed Cost

The fixed costs of production (costs that do not change with the level of output) divided by the quantity of output produced.

Output

The total quantity of goods or services produced by a firm or economy over a specific period.

Marginal Product

Refers to the additional output that is produced by adding one more unit of a specific input, assuming all other inputs are held constant.