REFERENCE: Ref.06_02 Stoop Co.owned 80% of the Common Stock of Knight Co.Knight

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REFERENCE: Ref.06_02
Stoop Co.owned 80% of the common stock of Knight Co.Knight had 50,000 shares of $5 par value common stock and 2,000 shares of preferred stock outstanding.Each preferred share received an annual per share dividend of $10 and is convertible into four shares of common stock.Stoop did not own any of Knight's preferred stock.Knight also had 600 bonds outstanding,each of which is convertible into ten shares of common stock.Knight's annual after-tax interest expense for the bonds was $22,000.Stoop did not own any of Knight's bonds.Knight reported income of $300,000 for 2009.
-A company had common stock with a total par value of $18,000,000 and fair value of $62,000,000;and 7% preferred stock with a total par value of $6,000,000 and a fair value of $8,000,000.The book value of the company was $185,000,000.If 90% of this company's equity was acquired by another,what portion of the value would be assigned to the noncontrolling interest?

• A)$18,500,000.
• B)$7,000,000.
• C)$6,200,000.
• D)$2,400,000.
• E)$6,929,400.

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