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Inventory cost and fare value difference

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  • September 6, 2021 at 8:35 pm #634642
    alawi sayed
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    Hello Sir ,

    If there is a difference at acquisition of some inventory cost and fare value of that inventory. what will be the effect on the profit at acquisition and at the post acquisition ,

    for the calculation of net asset at acquisition and for NCI at the reporting date

    as in the following exam question

    Q
    The following are the draft statements of financial position of Party Co and Streamer Co as at 30 September 20X5:
    Party Co Streamer Co
    $’000 $’000
    ASSETS
    Non-current assets
    Property, plant and equipment 392,000 84,000
    Investments 120,000 Nil –––––––– ––––––––
    512,000 84,000
    Current assets 94,700 44,650 –––––––– ––––––––
    Total assets 606,700 128,650 –––––––– ––––––––
    EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
    Equity
    Equity shares 190,000 60,000
    Retained earnings 210,000 36,500
    Revaluation surplus 41,400 4,000 –––––––– ––––––––
    441,400 100,500
    Non-current liabilities
    Deferred consideration 28,000 Nil
    Current liabilities 137,300 28,150 –––––––– ––––––––
    Total equity and liabilities 606,700 128,650 –––––––– ––––––––
    The following information is relevant:
    (i) On 1 October 20X4, Party Co acquired 80% of the share capital of Streamer Co. At this date the retained earnings
    of Streamer Co were $34m and the revaluation surplus stood at $4m. Party Co paid an initial cash amount of
    $92m and agreed to pay the owners of Streamer Co a further $28m on 1 October 20X6. The accountant has
    recorded the full amounts of both elements of the consideration in investments. Party Co has a cost of capital of
    8%. The appropriate discount rate is 0·857.
    (ii) On 1 October 20X4, the fair values of Streamer Co’s net assets were equal to their carrying amounts with the
    exception of some inventory which had cost $3m but had a fair value of $3·6m. On 30 September 20X5, 10%
    of these goods remained in the inventories of Streamer Co.
    (iii) During the year, Party Co sold goods totalling $8m to Streamer Co at a gross profit margin of 25%. At 30 September
    20X5, Streamer Co still held $1m of these goods in inventory. Party Co’s normal margin (to third party customers)
    is 45%.
    (iv) The Party group uses the fair value method to value the non-controlling interest. At acquisition the non-controlling
    interest was valued at $15m.
    Required:
    (a) Prepare the consolidated statement of financial position of the Party group as at 30 September 20X5.
    (15 marks)
    (b) Party Co has a strategy of buying struggling businesses, reversing their decline and then selling them on at a profit
    within a short period of time. Party Co is hoping to do this with Streamer Co.
    As an adviser to a prospective purchaser of Streamer Co, explain any concerns you would raise about making an
    investment decision based on the information available in the Party Group’s consolidated financial statements
    in comparison to that available in the individual financial statements of Streamer Co. (5 marks)
    (20 marks

    Answer

    32 (a) Consolidated statement of financial position for Party Co as at 30 September 20X5
    $’000
    Assets
    Non-current assets:
    Property, plant and equipment (392,000 + 84,000) 476,000
    Investments (120,000 – 92,000 – 28,000) 0
    Goodwill (w3) 32,396 ––––––––
    508,396
    Current assets: (94,700 + 44,650 + 60 FV – 250 URP) 139,160 ––––––––
    Total assets 647,556 ––––––––
    Equity and liabilities
    Equity:
    Share capital 190,000
    Retained earnings (w5) 209,398
    Revaluation surplus 41,400 ––––––––
    440,798
    Non-controlling interest (w4) 15,392 ––––––––
    Total equity 456,190
    Non-current liabilities:
    Deferred consideration (23,996 + 1,920) 25,916
    Current liabilities: (137,300 + 28,150) 165,450 ––––––––
    Total equity and liabilities 647,556 ––––––––
    Working 1 – Group structure
    Party Co owns 80% of Streamer Co.
    Party Co has owned Streamer Co for one year.
    Working 2 – Net assets
    Acquisition SOFP date Post acq
    $’000 $’000 $’000
    Share capital 60,000 60,000 0
    Retained earnings 34,000 36,500 2,500
    Revaluation surplus 4,000 4,000 0
    Fair value adj inventory 600 60 (540) ––––––– –––––––– ––––––
    98,600 100,560 1,960 ––––––– –––––––– ––––––
    Working 3 – Goodwill
    $’000
    Cash 92,000
    Deferred cash (28m x 0·857) 23,996
    NCI at acquisition 15,000
    Less: Net assets at acquisition (98,600) –––––––– Goodwill at acquisition 32,396
    ––––––––
    9
    Working 4 – Non-controlling interest
    $’000
    NCI at acquisition 15,000
    NCI % of Streamer post acquisition (1,960 x 20%) 392 –––––––
    15,392
    –––––––
    Working 5 – Retained earnings
    $’000
    Party Co 210,000
    P’s % of Streamer post acquisition RE (1,960 x 80%) 1,568
    Unwinding discount on deferred consideration (23,996 x 8%) (1,920)
    Unrealised profit (1,000 x 25%) (250) ––––––––
    209,398
    –––––––

    September 8, 2021 at 5:44 pm #634957
    letsdothis
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    Fair value adj inventory 600 60 (540) ––––––– –––––––– ––––––

    How did you get the 540?

    September 8, 2021 at 8:04 pm #634978
    P2-D2
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    Hi,

    You deal with the adjustment in the net assets of the subsidiary working. So, at acquisition the inventory is 600,000 higher than book value (3,600,000 – 3,000,000) and we increase the net assets by this value at acquisition.

    For the reporting date adjustment we keep the 600,000 but remove the 90% that have been sold, i.e. the 540,000 (90% x 600,000), to give 60,000 left.

    The other workings will then use the figures from the net asset working such as post-acquisition profit of subsidiary and net assets at acquisition.

    Thanks

    September 9, 2021 at 2:34 pm #635118
    alawi sayed
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    Hi Sir,

    What makes think differently is that the ending inventory is always valued at the lower of the cost or market value ,is that rule not applicable here,
    because if we apply this rule here then we value the inventory at cost which was lower.

    please clarify to me sir,

    Thanks,

    September 9, 2021 at 2:36 pm #635120
    alawi sayed
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    Hi,

    you can see this from the model answer of September/December 2017 Sample Answers in ACCAglobal,

    Thanks,

    September 17, 2021 at 7:51 pm #635913
    P2-D2
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    The group accounts are based on fair value of the assets and liabilities. The individual company will value inventory as you state but for the consolidation we use fair value.

    Thanks

    January 30, 2024 at 1:01 am #699299
    tules
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    Hi Chris, I also have a question about this…question.

    In Party’s individual SFP they listed the deferred consideration as £28,000, the full undiscounted amount, but of course this is incorrect so we have to discount it back 2 years at 8% giving us £23,996.

    Should we not also have to credit the £4,004 difference to Party’s retained earnings?

    This would of course effect the group retained earnings, but it seems strange that we make this adjustment without doing the opposing side of the double entry.

    February 4, 2024 at 4:08 pm #699732
    P2-D2
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    Hi,

    Good question and I can see where you’re coming from. They have recorded the consideration incorrectly and should have recorded it at its present value. Once it has been corrected then it will be removed from the consolidation as it is replaced with the net assets and goodwill of the subsidiary. On removal of the investment we would need to also remove any adjustment made to correct the original error, so the amount you mention above is therefore removed too.

    Hope that clears it up.

    Thanks.

    February 16, 2024 at 7:12 pm #700515
    tules
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    Not entirely, because even in the model answer the £25,916 (the discounted deferred cash) still sits in the liabilities section of the consolidated statements and we also adjust the group retained earnings for the unwinding of that discount in the year to 30th Sep 2015.

    It’s almost as if we’re making the assumption that that £4,004 has already been included within Party’s retained earnings at acquisition, but why would it be if they hadn’t even done the discounting in the first place?

    I find there’s a lot of conundrums like this in section C questions where they’re difficult not because they’re testing your knowledge in a fair way but because of ambiguity about what assumptions are being made in the scenario. These things always make perfect sense in retrospect when the answer has already been explained but when first presented with the question you’re essentially just guessing sometimes!

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