IMPORTANT CONSOLIDATION PROBLEM : HELP!!!!

A K (Student) (120 Points)

12 February 2010  

The sum of Rs.20000 dividend paid out of preacquistion profits should be subtracted from preacquistion profits balance?Why the dividend paid out of pre-acquistion is not deducted from profit and loss pre-acquistion balance.?

          The Balance Sheets of Bat Ltd. and Ball Ltd. as on 31.3.2000 are as follows:

 
Bat Ltd.
Ball Ltd.
 
Bat Ltd.
Ball Ltd.
 
Rs.
Rs.
 
Rs.
Rs.
Share Capital
(Shares of Rs. 10 each)
 
1,60,000
 
2,00,000
Investments
Shares in Ball Ltd.
 
1,96,000
 
-
Profit and Loss account
50,000
60,000
Debtors
    -
1,20,000
Creditors
   -
16,000
Stock
    -
80,000
 
 
 
Cash at Bank
     -
70,000
 
­_______
­_______
Cash in hand
    14,000
     6,000
 
2,10,000
2,76,000
 
2,10,000
2,76,000

 
Particulars of Bat Ltd.:
(1)           This company was formed on 1.4.1999.
(2)           It acquired the shares of Ball Ltd. as under:
 

Date of Acquisition
No. of Shares
Cost
 
 
Rs.
1.4.1999
8,000
1,10,000
31.7.1999
6,000
   86,000

 
(3)           The shares purchased on 31.7.1999 are ex-dividend and ex-bonus from existing holders.
(4)     On 31.7.1999 dividend at 10% was received from Ball Ltd. and was credited to Profit and Loss Account.
(5)     On 31.7.1999 it received bonus shares from Ball Ltd. in the ratio of one share on every four shares held.
(6)     Bat Ltd. incurred an expenditure of Rs. 500 per month on behalf of Ball Ltd. and this was debited to the Profit and Loss Account of Bat Ltd., but nothing has been done in the books of Ball Ltd.
(7)     The balance in the Profit and Loss Account as on 31.3.2000 included Rs. 36,000 being the net profit made during the year.
(8)           Dividend proposed for 1999-2000 at 10% was not provided for as yet.
Particulars of Ball Ltd.:
(1)     The balance in the Profit and Loss Account as on 31.3.2000 is after the issue of bonus shares made on 31.7.1999.
(2)     The net profit made during the year is Rs. 24,000 including Rs. 6,000 received from insurance company in settlement of the claim towards loss of stock by fire on 30.06.1999 (Cost Rs. 10,800 included in opening stock).
(3)     Dividend proposed for 1999-2000 at 10% was not provided for in the accounts.
Prepare the Consolidated Balance Sheet of Bat Ltd. as on 31.3.2000.
 (16 marks)(November, 2000)
Answer                                                
Consolidated Balance Sheet of Bat Ltd. and its subsidiary Ball Ltd.
as at 31st March, 2000

Liabilities
Amount
Assets
Amount
 
Rs.
 
Rs.
Share Capital
(Shares of Rs. 10 each)
Minority Interest
 
1,60,000
50,800
Stock
Debtors
Cash at Bank
80,000
1,20,000
70,000
Capital Reserve
3,040
Cash in hand
20,000
Profit and Loss Account
44,160
 
 
Creditors
16,000
 
 
Proposed Dividend
   16,000
 
­_______
 
2,90,000
 
2,90,000

Working Notes:

(1)
Analysis of profits of Ball Ltd.
 
Capital Profits
Revenue Profits
 
 
 
Rs.
Rs.
 
Profit and Loss Account on 1.4.1999
(60,000 – 24,000)
 
 
36,000
 
 
Profit for the year
24,000
 
 
 
Add back: Loss by fire
 4,800
 
 
 
 
28,800
 
 
 
Less: Expenses not considered
   6,000
 
 
 
 
22,800
 
 
 
Pre-acquisition profits =
 
7,600
 
 
 
Less: Loss in pre-acquisition period =
4,800
2,800
 
 
Post-acquisition profits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
­______
 
15,200
­_____
 
 
 
38,800
15,200
 
Bat Ltd.’s share (80%*)
 
31,040
12,160
 
Minority’s share (20%)
 
 7,760
 3,040
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(2)
Minority interest
 
 
Rs.
 
Share capital
 
 
40,000
 
Capital profits
 
 
7,760
 
Revenue profits
 
 
   3,040
 
 
 
 
50,800
(3)
Cost of control
 
 
Rs.
 
Face value of investments
 
1,60,000
 
 
Capital profits
 
   31,040
1,91,040
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment in Ball Ltd.
 
1,96,000
 
 
Less: Pre-acquisition dividend
 
     8,000
(1,88,000)
 
Capital Reserve
 
 
        3,040
(4)
Profit and Loss Account – Bat Ltd.
 
 
Rs.
 
Balance
 
 
50,000
 
Less: Pre-acquisition dividend wrongly credited
 
 
   8,000
 
 
 
 
   42,000
 
Less: Proposed dividend
 
 
16,000
 
 
 
 
26,000
 
Add: Expenses of Ball Ltd. written back
 
 
   6,000
 
Add: Share in Ball Ltd.
 
 
 12,160
 
 
 
 
 44,160