Watkins, Inc. acquires all of the outstanding stock of Glen Corporation on January 1, 2012. At that date, Glen owns only three assets and has no liabilities: If Watkins pays $450,000 in cash for Glen, what amount would be represented as the subsidiary's Building in a consolidation at December 31, 2014, assuming the book value of the building at that date is still $200,000?

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Watkins, Inc. acquires all of the outstanding stock of Glen Corporation on January 1, 2012. At that date, Glen owns only three assets and has no liabilities:  If Watkins pays $450,000 in cash for Glen, what amount would be represented as the subsidiary's Building in a consolidation at December 31, 2014, assuming the book value of the building at that date is still $200,000?

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Fair Value at Acquisition ($300,000) - Amortization [($100,000/20) × 3] = $285,000