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goodwill prodigal june 2011

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  • August 11, 2015 at 3:57 pm #266745
    josy87
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    hi Mike
    On 1 October 2010 Prodigal purchased 75% of the equity shares in Sentinel. The acquisition was through a share
    exchange of two shares in Prodigal for every three shares in Sentinel. The stock market price of Prodigal’s shares at
    1 October 2010 was $4 per share

    The following information for the equity of the companies at 1 April 2010 (i.e. before the share exchange took place)
    is available:
    $’000 $’000
    Equity shares of $1 each 250,000 160,000
    Share premium 100,000 nil
    Revaluation reserve (land) 8,400 nil
    Other equity reserve (re equity financial asset investment) 3,200 2,200
    Retained earnings 90,000 125,000.

    NCI (FV) is $100 000

    bpp asked for goodwill
    their answer

    consi 320 000
    nci 100 000

    net asset
    shares 160 000
    others equity 2200
    retaining earning 125 000.

    i dont understand why retaining earning at the acquisition date is 125000. I got
    125 000 + 66000/2= 158 000.

    August 11, 2015 at 4:56 pm #266757
    MikeLittle
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    Extract from question:

    “Note: you are NOT required to calculate consolidated goodwill or produce the statement of changes in equity.”

    In addition, you are NOT required to prepare a consolidated statement of financial position

    So why are you concerned about a BPP goodwill calculation?

    If you really are concerned about BPP’s goodwill calculation, I can almost agree with you except the “other equity” should be reduced by 200 – the loss was deemed (per question) to have accrued evenly through the year – so the subsidiary’s fair valued net assets should be $160,000 + (2,200 – 200) + 125,000 + 66,000/2

    That’s my best shot and I don’t have the BPP material available to check what they have done 🙁

    However, I seem to remember putting up my answer on this site under the heading of “revision questions”. Check to see what I have done

    OK?

    August 11, 2015 at 8:14 pm #266796
    josy87
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    please why 200 as it is not the draft sofp. im using the kit. bpp has updated the exam that is why the question asked for goodwill calculation. im not actually on june 2011 paper.

    August 11, 2015 at 10:56 pm #266811
    MikeLittle
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    But 400 loss on financial asset investment is covered by the paragraph in the real exam that says “unless otherwise indicated, all items in the statement of profit and loss and comprehensive income are deemed to accrue evenly” (or something like that)

    Check out the real exam – you’ll find it on this site. Go to “opentuition, home, acca, F7, past exams” and there you’ll find Prodigal with no requirement to calculate goodwill!

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