Alex, Inc., buys 40 percent of Steinbart Company on January 1, 2020, for $530,000. The equity method of accounting is to be used. Steinbart’s net assets on that date were $1.2 million. Any excess of cost over book value is attributable to a trade name with a 20-year remaining life. Steinbart immediately begins supplying inventory to Alex as follows: Year Cost to Steinbart Transfer Price Amount Held by Alex at Year-End (at transfer price) 2020 70,000 100,00 25,000 2021 96,000 150,000 45,000 Inventory held at the end of one year by Alex is sold at the beginning of the next. Steinbart reports net income of $80,000 in 2020 and $110,000 in 2021 and declares $30,000 in dividends each year. What is the equity income in Steinbart to be reported by Alex in 2021?
Alex, Inc., buys 40 percent of Steinbart Company on January 1, 2020, for $530,000. The equity method of accounting is to be used. Steinbart’s net assets on that date were $1.2 million. Any excess of cost over book value is attributable to a trade name with a 20-year remaining life. Steinbart immediately begins supplying inventory to Alex as follows:
| Year | Cost to Steinbart | Transfer Price | Amount Held by Alex at Year-End (at transfer price) |
| 2020 | 70,000 | 100,00 | 25,000 |
| 2021 | 96,000 | 150,000 | 45,000 |
Inventory held at the end of one year by Alex is sold at the beginning of the next. Steinbart reports net income of $80,000 in 2020 and $110,000 in 2021 and declares $30,000 in dividends each year. What is the equity income in Steinbart to be reported by Alex in 2021? How do you get the answer and how do you get trade name price?
a. $34,050
b. $38,020
c. $46,230
d. $51,450
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