Gant Company purchased 20 percent of the outstanding shares of Temp Company for $70,000 on January 1, 20X6. The following results are reported for Temp Company: Net income Dividends paid Fair value of shares held by Gant: January 1 December 31 Required: 20X6 $ 44,000 20X7 $ 39,000 20X8 $ 61,000 11,000 25,000 16,000 70,000 89,000 86,000 89,000 86,000 97,000 Determine the amounts reported by Gant as income from its investment in Temp for each year and the balance in Gant's investment in Temp at the end of each year assuming that Gant uses the following options in accounting for its investment in Temp: a. Carries the investment at fair value. b. Uses the equity method.
Gant Company purchased 20 percent of the outstanding shares of Temp Company for $70,000 on January 1, 20X6. The following results are reported for Temp Company: Net income Dividends paid Fair value of shares held by Gant: January 1 December 31 Required: 20X6 $ 44,000 20X7 $ 39,000 20X8 $ 61,000 11,000 25,000 16,000 70,000 89,000 86,000 89,000 86,000 97,000 Determine the amounts reported by Gant as income from its investment in Temp for each year and the balance in Gant's investment in Temp at the end of each year assuming that Gant uses the following options in accounting for its investment in Temp: a. Carries the investment at fair value. b. Uses the equity method.
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