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131(l) A company purchased 16 million shares (representing an 80% controlling interest) in another company on 1 July 2010. The terms of
the purchase were as follows
1 share in the parent for every 4 shares in the subsidiary An immediate cash payment of $20.5 million A payment of 50% of the company's average annual profit for the first two years to be settled three years after the acquisition date. On 1 July 2010, the expected value of this payment (excluding any adjustment for the time value of money) was
$10.2 million The subsidiary's shares were trading at $5.40 at the date of acquisition. The parent's shares were trading at $15.20. As a result of additional information available
since the acquisition, the expected value of the payment based on profit (excluding adjustment for the time value of money)
was revised to $11.4 million at 31 December 2010. An appropriate annual discount factor for this company to use where necessary is 8%.
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