On January 1, 2012, Cale Corp Kaltop Earned Net Income for 2012 of $126,000 and Paid

question 25

Multiple Choice

On January 1, 2012, Cale Corp. paid $1,020,000 to acquire Kaltop Co. Kaltop maintained separate incorporation. Cale used the equity method to account for the investment. The following information is available for Kaltop's assets, liabilities, and stockholders' equity accounts on January 1, 2012: $\begin{array}{lrr}&\text { Book } & \text { Fair } \\&\text { Value } & \text { Value }\\\text { Current assets } & \$ 120,000 & \$ 120,000 \\\text { Land } & 72,000 & 192,000 \\\text { Building (twenty year life) } & 240,000 & 268,000 \\\text { Equipment (ten year life) } & 540,000 & 516,000 \\\text { Current liabilities } & 24,000 & 24,000 \\\text { Long -term liabilities } & 120,000 & 120,000 \\\text { Common stock } & 228,000 & \\\text { Additional paid -in capital } & 384,000 & \\\text { Retained earnings } & 216,000 &\end{array}$ Kaltop earned net income for 2012 of $126,000 and paid dividends of $48,000 during the year. The 2012 total amortization of allocations is calculated to be

• A)$4,000.
• B)$6,400.
• C)$(2,400).
• D)$(1,000).
• E)$3,800.

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Definitions:

Weighted-Average Method

An inventory valuation method that assigns the average cost of all similar items in the inventory to the cost of goods sold and ending inventory.

Direct Labor Cost

The total expense of paying employees who directly manufacture or produce goods, excluding indirect labor like maintenance personnel.

Equivalent Units

A concept used in the cost accounting process that expresses the amount of work in process and finished units as a total of equivalent complete units.

Cost Per Equivalent Unit

A calculation used in process costing that assigns a cost to partially completed units, making them equivalent to fully completed units for inventory valuation.