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Konica Company acquires 40% of the voting stock of Lexmark Corporation on January 1, 2017, for $60,000,000, and treats it as an equity method investment. There were no basis differences. Lexmark reports total net income of $20,000,000 for the period 2017 - 2020, and $5,000,000 for 2021. Lexmark paid no dividends during the period 2017 – 2020 but paid $1,000,000 in dividends in 2021. The accounting year for both companies ends December 31. Lexmark sells merchandise to Konica at a markup of 30% on cost. The inventory balances held by Konica, purchased from Lexmark, are as follows.
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 Inventory Held by Konica; Purchased from Lexmark  | 
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 December 31, 2020  | 
 $1,560,000  | 
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 December 31, 2021  | 
 2,600,000  | 
Required:
a. Calculate equity in net income of Lexmark, reported on Konica’s 2021 income statement.
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b. Calculate investment in Lexmark, reported on Konica’s December 31, 2021 balance sheet
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Answer -
Information Given -
Konica Company acquires 40% of the voting stock of Lexmark Corporation on January 1, 2017, for $60000000.
Lexmark reports total net income of $20000000 for the period 2017 - 2020, and $5000000 for 2021.
Lexmark paid $1000000 in dividends in 2021.
Lexmark sells merchandise to Konica at a markup of 30% on cost.
The Inventory balances held by Konica, purchased from Lexmark -
| December 31, 2020 | $1560000 | 
| December 31, 2021 | $2600000 | 
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(a) -- Calculate equity in net income of Lexmark, reported on Konica’s 2021 income statement.
Answer -
| Particulars | Calculation | Amount ($) | |
| I. | 40% of 2021 Net Income | 40% * $5000000 | 2000000 | 
| II. | Unconfirmed profit on upstream ending inventory | 40% * [$2600000 - ($2600000/1.30)] | 240000 | 
| III. | Confirmed profit on upstream beginning inventory | 40% * [$1560000 - ($1560000/1.30)] | 144000 | 
| Equity in net income, 2021 | I - II + III | 1904000 | |
Hence, Option - (b) is Correct.
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(b) -- Calculate investment in Lexmark, reported on Konica’s December 31, 2021 balance sheet.
Answer -
| Particulars | Calculation | Amount ($) | |
| I. | Investment balance as on January 1, 2017 | Given in question | 60000000 | 
| II. | Konica's share of net income, 2017 - 2020 | 40% * $20000000 | 8000000 | 
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 Unconfirmed profit on upstream ending inventory, December 31, 2020  | 
40% * [$1560000 - ($1560000/1.30)] | 144000 | 
| IV. | Investment balance as on December 31, 2020 | I + II - III | 67856000 | 
| V. | Equity in net income, 2021 | Calculated in Part - (a) | 1904000 | 
| VI. | Dividends paid by Lexmark Corporation in 2021 | 40% * $1000000 | 400000 | 
| Investment balance as on December 31, 2021 | IV + V - VI | 69360000 | |
Hence, Option - (a) is Correct.