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Use the following information for Problems 5-4 and 5-5:

On January 1, 2014, Pontiac Company acquired an 80% interest in the common stock of Stark Company for $400,000. Stark had the following balance sheet on the date of acquisition:

Stark Company

Balance Sheet

January 1, 2014

Assets

Liabilities and Equity

Accounts receivable

$ 40,000

Accounts payable

$ 42,297

Inventory

20,000

Bonds payable

100,000

Land

35,000

Discount on bonds payable

(2,297)

Buildings

250,000

Common stock ($10 par)

10,000

Accumulated depreciation

(50,000)

Paid-in capital in excess of par

90,000

Equipment

120,000

Retained earnings

115,000

Accumulated depreciation

(60,000)

Total assets

$355,000

Total liabilities and equity

$355,000

Buildings (20-year life) are undervalued by $80,000. Equipment (5-year life) is undervalued by $50,000. Any remaining excess is considered to be goodwill.

Stark issued $100,000 of 8%, 10-year bonds for $96,719 on January 1, 2011. Annual interest is paid on December 31. Pontiac purchased the bonds on January 1, 2015, for $104,770. Both companies use the straight-line method to amortize the premium/discount on the bonds. Pontiac and Stark used the following bond amortization schedules:

Stark

Pontiac

Period

Cash

Interest

Balance

Period

Cash

Interest

Balance

1/2011

$ 96,719

1/2011

1/2012

$8,000

$8,328

97,047

1/2012

1/2013

8,000

8,328

97,375

1/2013

1/2014

8,000

8,328

97,703

1/2014

1/2015

8,000

8,328

98,031

1/2015

$104,770

1/2016

8,000

8,328

98,359

1/2016

$8,000

$7,205

103,975

1/2017

8,000

8,328

98,687

1/2017

8,000

7,205

103,180

1/2018

8,000

8,328

99,015

1/2018

8,000

7,205

102,385

1/2019

8,000

8,328

99,343

1/2019

8,000

7,205

101,590

1/2020

8,000

8,328

99,671

1/2020

8,000

7,205

100,795

1/2021

8,000

8,328

100,000*

1/2021

8,000

7,205

100,000

*Adjusted for rounding