ACCA

Consolidated Financial Statements

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Alpha Co owns 40% of the voting shares of Beta Co. Alpha Co also has the contractual right to appoint 4 of the 5 directors on Beta Co's board. How should Alpha Co account for its investment in Beta Co in its consolidated financial statements?

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During the year, Parent Co sold goods to Sub Co for $120,000. Parent Co applies a mark-up of 20% on cost. At the year-end, one-quarter of these goods remained in Sub Co's inventory. What is the provision for unrealized profit (PUP) that must be eliminated in the consolidated financial statements?

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In a consolidated statement of financial position, how are intra-group receivable and payable balances treated?

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SECTION A Parent Co sells goods to its 75% owned subsidiary, Sub Co, at a markup of 25% on cost. During the year, Parent Co sold goods worth $500,000 to Sub Co. At the year-end, Sub Co still held 40% of these goods in its inventory. What is the provision for unrealized profit (PUP) that must be eliminated in the consolidated financial statements?

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SECTION C Nexus Holdings Co acquired 80% of the equity share capital of CyberDyne Co on 1 January 20X6. The consideration consisted of cash of $5,000,000 and the issue of 1 million shares in Nexus Holdings. The market value of Nexus shares on 1 January 20X6 was $3.50 per share. At the date of acquisition, the retained earnings of CyberDyne were $2,500,000 and its share capital was $1,000,000. The fair value of CyberDyne's identifiable net assets was equal to their carrying amounts, with the exception of a specialized patent which had a fair value $600,000 in excess of its carrying amount. The patent had a remaining useful life of 5 years at the acquisition date. Nexus Holdings measures Non-Controlling Interest (NCI) at fair value. The fair value of the 20% NCI at 1 January 20X6 was $1,800,000. During the year ended 31 December 20X6, CyberDyne sold goods to Nexus Holdings for $800,000 at a margin of 20%. Half of these goods remained in Nexus Holdings' inventory at the year-end. Goodwill was tested for impairment at 31 December 20X6 and was found to be impaired by 10%. Draft the calculation for the following items as they would appear in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position of Nexus Group as at 31 December 20X6: 1. Goodwill 2. Provision for Unrealized Profit (PUP) 3. The fair value adjustment and its subsequent amortization Show all workings clearly.

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