On January 3,2009,Redding Company Acquired 80 Percent of Frazer Corporation's

question 25

Multiple Choice

On January 3,2009,Redding Company acquired 80 percent of Frazer Corporation's common stock for $344,000 in cash.At the acquisition date,the book values and fair values of Frazer's assets and liabilities were equal,and the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was equal to 20 percent of the total book value of Frazer.The stockholders' equity accounts of the two companies at the acquisition date are:
Noncontrolling interest was assigned income of $11,000 in Redding's consolidated income statement for 2009.

-Based on the preceding information,what amount will be assigned to the noncontrolling interest on January 3,2009,in the consolidated balance sheet?

• A)$86,000
• B)$44,000
• C)$68,800
• D)$50,000

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