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Chapter A, Problem 3AP
Reporting Passive Investments
During January 2017, Pentagon Company purchased 12,000 shares of the 200,000 outstanding common shares (no-par value) of Square Corporation at $25 per share. This block of stock was purchased as a long-term investment. Assume that the accounting period for each company ends December 31. Subsequent to acquisition, the following data were available:
| 2017 | 2018 | |
| Income reported by Square Corporation at December 31 | $40,000 | $60,000 |
| Cash dividends declared and paid by Square Corporation | ||
| during the year | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Market price per share of Square common stock on | ||
| December 31 | $28 | $27 |
Required:
- 1. What accounting method should Pentagon Company use? Why?
- 2. Give the
journal entries for the company for each year (use parallel columns) for the following (if none, explain why):- a. Acquisition of Square Corporation stock.
- b. Net income reported by Square Corporation.
- c. Dividends received from Square Corporation.
- d. Fair value effects at year-end.
- 3. For each year, show how the following amounts should be reported on the financial statements:
- a. Long-term investments.
- b. Stockholders’ equity—net unrealized loss/gain.
- c. Revenues.
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