On December 31,20X2,the Esther Company Purchased 80% of the Outstanding

Essay

On December 31,20X2,the Esther Company purchased 80% of the outstanding common shares of the Jane Company for $7.5 million in cash.On that date,the shareholders' equity of Jane totalled $6 million and consisted of $1 million in no par common shares and $5 million in retained earnings.Both companies use the straight-line method to calculate depreciation and amortization.Goodwill,if any arises as a result of this business combination,is written down if there is a permanent impairment in its value.
For the year ending December 31,20X4,the statements of comprehensive income for Esther and Jane were as follows:
At December 31,20X4,the condensed statements of financial position for the two companies were as follows:
OTHER INFORMATION:
1.On December 31,20X2,Jane had a building with a fair value that was $450,000 greater than its carrying value.The building had an estimated remaining useful life of 15 years.
2.On December 31,20X2,Jane had inventory with a fair value that was $150,000 less than its carrying value.This inventory was sold in 20X3.
3.During 20X3,Jane sold merchandise to Esther for $100,000,a price that included a gross profit of $50,000.During 20X3,40% of this merchandise was resold by Esther and the other 60% remained in its December 31,20X3 inventories.On December 31,20X4,the inventories of Esther contained merchandise purchased from Jane on which Jane had recognized a gross profit in the amount of $20,000.Total sales from Jane to Esther were $150,000 during 20X4.
4.During 20X4,Esther declared and paid dividends of $300,000 while Jane declared and paid dividends of $100,000.
5.Esther accounts for its investment in Jane using the cost method.
Required:
Calculate the retained earnings balance on the consolidated statement of financial position as at December 31,20X4 under the entity method.