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8. Exercise 15-12 Securities transactions; equity method LO P4
Listed below are a few events and transactions of Kodax Company.
2017
Jan. | 2 | Purchased 24,000 shares of Grecco Co. common stock for $412,000 cash plus a broker’s fee of $3,400 cash. Grecco has 100,000 shares of common stock outstanding, and its policies will be significantly influenced by Kodax. |
Sept. | 1 | Grecco declared and paid a cash dividend of $1.90 per share. |
Dec. | 31 | Grecco announced that net income for the year is $492,900. |
2018
June | 1 | Grecco declared and paid a cash dividend of $2.50 per share. |
Dec. | 31 | Grecco announced that net income for the year is $710,400. |
Dec. | 31 | Kodax sold 12,000 shares of Grecco for $340,000 cash. |
Prepare journal entries to record the above transactions and events
of Kodax Company. (Do not round intermediate calculations
and round your final answers to the nearest dollar
amount.)
No: |
Description |
Debit $` |
Credit $ |
2017 |
|||
Jan |
Longterm investments—Grecco |
415400 |
|
Cash (412000+3400) |
415400 |
||
Sep |
Cash (24000*1.90) |
45600 |
|
Longterm investments—Grecco |
45600 |
||
Dec. |
Longterm investments—Grecco |
118296 |
|
Earnings from longterm investment |
118296 |
||
(492900*24000/100,000) |
|||
2018 |
|||
June |
Cash (24000x2.50) |
60000 |
|
Longterm investments—Grecco |
60000 |
||
Dec. |
Longterm investments—Grecco |
170496 |
|
Earnings from longterm investment |
170496 |
||
(710,400*24000/10000) |
|||
Dec. |
Cash |
340,000 |
|
Gain on sale of investment |
40,704 |
||
Longterm investments—Grecco |
299296 |
Working notes for the above answer is as under
Record sale of investment |
|
original cost |
415400 |
less 2017 dividends |
-45600 |
add 2017 earnings |
118296 |
less 2018 dividends |
-60000 |
add 2018 earnings |
170496 |
book value at date of sale |
598592 |
Book value of share sold 598592/24000*12000 |
299,296 |