
Concept explainers
(a)
1.
Equity investment:
Equity investments are stock instruments which claim ownership in the investee company and pay dividend revenue to the investor company.
Equity method:
Equity method is the method used for accounting equity investments which claim a significant influence of above 20% but less than 50% in the outstanding stock of the investee company.
Journal entry is a set of economic events which can be measured in monetary terms. These are recorded chronologically and systematically.
Debit and credit rules:
- Debit an increase in asset account, increase in expense account, decrease in liability account, and decrease in
stockholders’ equity accounts. - Credit decrease in asset account, increase in revenue account, increase in liability account, and increase in stockholders’ equity accounts.
To journalize: The stock investment transactions for Corporation V, under the equity method
2.
To Prepare: journal entry for dividends received from Corporation S.
(b)
To mention: The reason as to why equity method is appropriate for Corporation V

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