Thomas Inc

question 35

Essay

Thomas Inc. had the following stockholders' equity accounts as of January 1, 2013:
Kuried Co. acquired all of the voting common stock of Thomas on January 1, 2013, for $20,656,000. The preferred stock remained in the hands of outside parties and had a fair value of $3,060,000. A database valued at $656,000 was recognized and amortized over five years.
During 2013, Thomas reported earning $630,000 in net income and paid $504,000 in total cash dividends. Kuried used the equity method to account for this investment.
Prepare all consolidation entries for 2013.

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Definitions:

Incremental Basis

A method of calculating changes in costs or benefits that result from small variations in the quantity of output or input.

Differential Basis

A method of calculating or analyzing the difference in costs or revenues between two alternative actions.

Sunk Cost

A cost that cannot be changed by any present or future decision.

Book Value

The difference between the cost of a depreciable asset and its related accumulated depreciation.