Following Are Selected Accounts for Green Corporation and Vega Company

question 3

Multiple Choice

Following are selected accounts for Green Corporation and Vega Company as of December 31, 2013. Several of Green's accounts have been omitted. Green acquired 100% of Vega on January 1, 2009, by issuing 10,500 shares of its $10 par value common stock with a fair value of $95 per share. On January 1, 2009, Vega's land was undervalued by $40,000, its buildings were overvalued by $30,000, and equipment was undervalued by $80,000. The buildings have a 20-year life and the equipment has a 10-year life. $50,000 was attributed to an unrecorded trademark with a 16-year remaining life. There was no goodwill associated with this investment. Compute the December 31, 2013, consolidated land.

• A) $220,000.
• B) $180,000.
• C) $670,000.
• D) $630,000.
• E) $450,000.

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Definitions:

Unrealized Gains/Losses

Financial gains or losses on investments or assets that have not yet been sold or converted into cash.

Equity Method

An accounting technique used to record investments in other companies, where the investment's value is adjusted for the investor’s share of the investee's profits or losses.

Investee Earnings

Represents the portion of profits or losses from investments in other entities that the investing company includes in its own financial statements.

Voting Common Stock

A type of equity security that grants its holders the right to vote on corporate policies and the election of the board of directors.