Advanced Financial Accounting
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780078025877
Author: Theodore E. Christensen, David M Cottrell, Cassy JH Budd Advanced Financial Accounting
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.4E
Cost versus Equity Reporting
Winston Corporation purchased 40 percent of the stock of Fullbright Company on January 1, 20X2, at underlying book value. The companies reported the following operating results and dividend payments during the first three years of intercorporate ownership:
Required
Compute the net income reported by Winston for each of the three years, assuming it accounts for its investment in Fullbright using (a) the cost method and (b) the equity method.
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At a total cost of $6,950,000, Herrera Corporation acquired 229,500 shares of Tran Corp. common stock
as a long-term investment. Herrera Corporation uses the equity method of accounting for this investment.
Tran Corp. has 850,000 shares of common stock outstanding, including the shares acquired by Herrera
Corporation.
Required:
A. Journalize the entries by Herrera Corporation on December 31 to record the following
information (refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles):
1. Tran Corp. reports net income of $974,000 for the current period.
2. A cash dividend of $0.28 per common share is paid by Tran Corp. during the current
period.
B. Why is the equity method appropriate for the Tran Corp. investment?
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