Journal entry to record push down, subsidiary balance sheet, and investment income

Pay Corporation paid $480,000 cash for a 100 percent interest in Sap Corporation on January 1, 2012, when Sap’s stockholders’ equity consisted of $200,000 capital stock and $80,000 retained earnings. Sap’s balance sheet on December 31, 2011, is summarized as follows (in thousands):

Book Value

Fair Value

Cash

$ 30

$ 30

Accounts receivable—net

70

70

Inventories

60

80

Land

50

75

Buildings—net

100

190

Equipment—net

90

75

Total assets

$400

$520

Accounts payable

$ 50

$ 50

Other liabilities

70

$ 60

Capital stock

200

Retained earnings

80

Total equities

$400

Pay uses the equity method to account for its interest in Sap. The amortization periods for the fair value/book value differentials at the time of acquisition were as follows:

$20,000

Undervalued inventories (sold in 2012)

25,000

Undervalued land

90,000

Undervalued buildings (10 year useful life remaining)

(15,000)

Overvalued equipment (5 year useful life remaining)

10,000

Other liabilities (2 years before maturity)

70,000

Goodwill

REQUIRED

1. Prepare a journal entry on Sap’s books to push down the values reflected in the purchase price.

2. Prepare a balance sheet for Sap Corporation on January 1, 2012.

3. Sap’s net income for 2012 under the new push down accounting system is $90,000. What is Pay’s income from Sap for 2012?