Five years ago, Northern Holdings acquired all outstanding common stock of Southern Operations for $420,000. On the acquisition date, this purchase price exceeded Southern's book value of stockholders' equity by $105,000. This excess was attributed to the following: Equipment (5-year remaining useful life): $45,000 . Goodwill: $60,000 Northern's management estimated the goodwill would have a 12-year useful life. Since the acquisition date, Southern has reported a cumulative net income of $325,000 and paid dividends of $140,000 to Northern Holdings. Compute the balance of the Equity Investment account on Northern's balance sheet, assuming no impairment of assets has occurred since acquisition.
Five years ago, Northern Holdings acquired all outstanding common stock of Southern Operations for $420,000. On the acquisition date, this purchase price exceeded Southern's book value of stockholders' equity by $105,000. This excess was attributed to the following: Equipment (5-year remaining useful life): $45,000 . Goodwill: $60,000 Northern's management estimated the goodwill would have a 12-year useful life. Since the acquisition date, Southern has reported a cumulative net income of $325,000 and paid dividends of $140,000 to Northern Holdings. Compute the balance of the Equity Investment account on Northern's balance sheet, assuming no impairment of assets has occurred since acquisition.
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Transcribed Image Text:Five years ago, Northern Holdings acquired all outstanding common stock
of Southern Operations for $420,000. On the acquisition date, this purchase
price exceeded Southern's book value of stockholders' equity by $105,000.
This excess was attributed to the following:
Equipment (5-year remaining useful life): $45,000
. Goodwill: $60,000
Northern's management estimated the goodwill would have a 12-year
useful life. Since the acquisition date, Southern has reported a cumulative
net income of $325,000 and paid dividends of $140,000 to Northern
Holdings.
Compute the balance of the Equity Investment account on Northern's
balance sheet, assuming no impairment of assets has occurred since
acquisition.
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