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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Variable interest entities - stock transaction: Ames, Inc. and Nestlum, Inc.

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Ames owns 100% of Nestlum, Inc.  Although the Investment in Nestlum account has a balance of $596,000, the subsidiary's 12,000 shares have an underlying book value of only $40 per share.    On Jan 1, 2009, Nestlum issues 3,000 new shares to the public for $50 per share.  How does this transaction affect the Investment in Nestlum account?