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On January 1, 2013, Nichols Company Acquired 80% of Smith

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On January 1, 2013, Nichols Company acquired 80% of Smith Company's common stock and 40% of its non-voting, cumulative preferred stock. The consideration transferred by Nichols was $1,200,000 for the common and $124,000 for the preferred. Any excess acquisition-date fair value over book value is considered goodwill. The capital structure of Smith immediately prior to the acquisition is:  Common stock, $10 par value (50,000 shares outstanding ) $500,000 Preferred stock, 6% cumulative, $100 par value, 3,000 shares outstanding 300,000 Additional paid in capital 200,000 Retained earnings 500,000 Total stockholders’ equity $1,500,000\begin{array}{l}\text { Common stock, } \$ 10 \text { par value }(50,000 \text { shares outstanding }) &\$500,000\\\text { Preferred stock, } 6 \% \text { cumulative, } \$ 100 \text { par value, }\\3,000 \text { shares outstanding } & 300,000 \\\text { Additional paid in capital } & 200,000 \\\text { Retained earnings } & 500,000\\\text { Total stockholders' equity }&\$1,500,000\end{array} If Smith's net income is $100,000 in the year following the acquisition,


A) the portion allocated to the common stock (residual amount) is $92,800.
B) $10,800 preferred stock dividend will be subtracted from net income attributed to common stock in arriving at non-controlling interest in subsidiary income.
C) the non-controlling interest balance will be $27,200.
D) the preferred stock dividend will be ignored in non-controlling interest in subsidiary net income because Nichols owns the non-controlling interest of preferred stock.
E) the non-controlling interest in subsidiary net income is $30,800.

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