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Hellow tutor, am asking for your clarification on W3: Consolidated R/E especially in line item written “unrolled discount on deferred payment” amounting to $1,750. I do not understand how was arrived to such figure and its implication to the group. Please help me!
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The discounted present value of the deferred cash payment in working W2 Goodwill amounted to $30,000 having been discounted for 2 years at the cost of capital rate of 10% to take account of the time value of money
But that was at date of acquisition and, since then, time has passed – 7 months to be precise. So we need to unroll the discount because we are now 7 months closer to having to pay this $1.21 per share.
Take the $30,000, multiply by 10% (unrolling) gives $3,000 – but that’s for a full year and we need only 7 months
Take the $3,000 and divide by 12 to get a monthly figure, multiply by 7 to get a 7 month figure and effect the double entry:-
Dr Finance costs (therefore retained earnings) 1,750
Cr Deferred cash liability 1,750OK?
Hello Sir regarding this question i want to ask how does pre acuisition retained earnings come out to be $86000
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