Parrot Corporation acquired 80% of Hollow Co. on January 1, 2010 for $24,000 cash when Hollow's stockholders' equity consisted of $10,000 of Common...

Parrot Corporation acquired 80% of Hollow Co. on January 1, 2010 for $24,000 cash when Hollow’s stockholders’ equity consisted of $10,000 of Common Stock and $3,000 of Retained Earnings. The difference between the price paid by Parrot and the underlying equity acquired in Hollow was allocated solely to a patent amortized over 10 years. The separate company statements for Parrot and Hollow appear in the first two columns of the partially completed consolidation working papers.