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On January 1, 2018, Cameron Inc. bought 10% of the outstanding common stock of Lake Construction...

On January 1, 2018, Cameron Inc. bought 10% of the outstanding common stock of Lake Construction Company for $170 million cash. At the date of acquisition of the stock, Lake's net assets had a fair value of $700 million. Their book value was $600 million. The difference was attributable to the fair value of Lake's buildings and its land exceeding book value, each accounting for one-half of the difference. Lake’s net income for the year ended December 31, 2018, was $170 million. During 2018, Lake declared and paid cash dividends of $20 million. The buildings have a remaining life of 5 years.

Required:
1. Complete the table below and prepare all appropriate journal entries related to the investment during 2018, assuming Cameron accounts for this investment by the equity method.
2. Determine the amounts to be reported by Cameron.Determine the amounts to be reported by Cameron. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign. Enter your answers in millions, (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10).)

($ in millions)
a. Investment in Cameron’s 2018 balance sheet ???????
b. Investment revenue in the income statement ???????
c. Investing activities in the statement of cash flows ???????

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Expert Solution

1)

Journal Entries showing Investment
Particulars Debit (In Million$) Credit (In Million$)
Investment in Lake construction (common stock) $170
cash $170
(Investment in common stock for cash )
Investment in Lake construction (common stock) $17
Investment Revenue   $17
(10% on revenue income 170$)
cash $2
Investment in Lake construction (common stock) $2
(10% on dividends payout in cash . 10% of 20 M$)
Investment Revenue   $1
Investment in Lake construction (common stock) $1
(Adjustment of depreciation )
Fair value =700M$
Book value = 600M$
Difference = 100M$
one half of the difference =100/2=$50M
Remaining Life of Building =5 years
Value = 50M$/5years = 10 M $ . 10% of 10M$ = 1M$

2. Amounts to be reported by cameron

a) Investment in cameron's Balancesheet

Cost
+ Share of net income
- Share of net loss
- Dividend received
- Adjustments in depreciation 
= Carrying value of investment

= $170M + 17-2-1

= $184 M

b) Investment revenue in the income statement

Investment revenue - adjustments in depreciation

$17M-$1M= $16M
$16M

c) Investing activities in the statement of cash flow

Investment- dividents payouts received

170M$ - 2M$

=168M$


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