Pesto Company possesses 80 percent of Salerno Company's outstanding voting stock. Pesto uses the initial value method to account for this investment. On January 1, 2014, Pesto sold 6 percent bonds payable with a $14.0 million face value (maturing in 20 years) on the open market at a premium of $1,070,000. On January 1, 2017, Salerno acquired 40 percent of these same bonds from an outside party at 96.6 percent of face value. Both companies use the straight-line method of amortization. For a 2018 consolidation, what adjustment should be made to Pesto's beginning Retained Earnings as a result of this bond acquisition?
Book Value = 14000000 + 1070000 = 15070000
Amortization = 1070000/20 x 3 = 160500
Cash Received = 14000000 x 40% x 96.6%= 5409600
Book Value = 15070000-160500 = 14909500
Book Value of Retired Bonds = 14909500*40%= 5963800
Cash Received = 5409600
Gain on Retirement of bonds = 5963800-5409600= 554200
Cash Interest Expense = 14000000 x 40% x 6% = 336000
Premium Amortization = 1070000/20 x 40% = 21400
Interest Expense = 336000 - 21400 = 314600
Discount amortization = 14000000 x 40%/20 - 3 Years x (100% - 96.6%)= 12000
=336000 + 12000 = 348000
Adjustment = 554200 + 314600 - 348000
=520800
So retained earnings should increase by 520800
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