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Perri Company Buys 80 Percent of the Stock of McGrath

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Perri Company buys 80 percent of the stock of McGrath Company for $150,000.McGrath Company has contributed capital of $100,000 and retained earnings of $60,000.The eliminating entry that would appear on the work sheet for consolidating the balance sheets of two companies is:


A)
 Common Stock(McGrath)  100,000 Retained Earnings(McGrath)  60,000 Goodwill 22,000 Investment in McGrath Company(Perri)  150,000 Minority Interest 32,000\begin{array} { l c c } \text { Common Stock(McGrath) } & 100,000 \\\text { Retained Earnings(McGrath) } & 60,000 \\\text { Goodwill } & 22,000 \\\quad \text { Investment in McGrath Company(Perri) } & & 150,000 \\\text { Minority Interest } & & { 32,000 }\end{array}
B)
 Common Stock(McGrath)  100,000 Retained Earnings(McGrath)  60,000 Investment in McGrath Company(Perri)  160,000\begin{array} { l c r } \text { Common Stock(McGrath) } & 100,000 \\\text { Retained Earnings(McGrath) } & 60,000 \\\quad \text { Investment in McGrath Company(Perri) } & 160,000\end{array}
C)
 Common Stock(McGrath)  100,000 Retained Earnings(McGrath)  60,000 Investment in McGrath Company(Perri)  150,000 Minority Interest 10,000\begin{array} { l r } \text { Common Stock(McGrath) } & 100,000 \\\text { Retained Earnings(McGrath) } & 60,000 \\\text { Investment in McGrath Company(Perri) } & 150,000 \\\text { Minority Interest } & 10,000\end{array}
D)
 Common Stock(McGrath)  100,000 Retained Earnings(McGrath)  60,000 Goodwill 22,000 Investment in McGrath Comnanv(Perri)  182000\begin{array} { l r } \text { Common Stock(McGrath) } & 100,000 \\\text { Retained Earnings(McGrath) } & 60,000 \\\text { Goodwill } & 22,000\\\text { Investment in McGrath Comnanv(Perri) }&& 182000 \end{array}

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