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On January 1, 2017, Alison, Inc., paid $85,700 for a 40 percent interest in Holister Corporation’s common stock. This investee had assets with a book value of $256,000 and liabilities of $83,500. A patent held by Holister having a $9,800 book value was actually worth $20,300. This patent had a six-year remaining life. Any further excess cost associated with this acquisition was attributed to goodwill. During 2017, Holister earned income of $48,000 and declared and paid dividends of $16,000. In 2018, it had income of $52,000 and dividends of $21,000. During 2018, the fair value of Allison’s investment in Holister had risen from $99,100 to $105,100.
a. Assuming Alison uses the equity method, what balance should appear in the Investment in Holister account as of December 31, 2018?
b. Assuming Alison uses fair-value accounting, what income from the investment in Holister should be reported for 2018?
a | Assumung Alison uses the equity method, balance that should appear in the | ||
investment in Holister account as of December 31, 2018 | |||
Consideration paid for 40% share | $85,700 | ||
Less: Book value of 40% net asset value ($256000-$83500) | $69,000 | ||
Excess of fair value over book value | $16,700 | ||
Excess allocated to | |||
Patent- 40% (20300-9800) | $4,200 | ||
Goodwill | $12,500 | ||
Investment in Holister account on Jan 1, 2017 | $85,700 | ||
Add: Net income of Holister for 2017-40% | $19,200 | ||
Less: Dividend received-40% | $6,400 | ||
Less: Patent amortization | $700 | ||
Investment in Holister account on Dec 31, 2017 | $97,800 | ||
Add: Net income of Holister for 2018-40% | $20,800 | ||
Less: Dividend received-40% | $8,400 | ||
Less: Patent amortization | $700 | ||
Investment in Holister account on Dec 31, 2018 | $109,500 | ||
b | Assuming Alison uses fair value accounting, Income from the investment in Holister | ||
that should be reported for 2018 | |||
Dividend paid by Holister | $21,000 | ||
40% share of Alison | $8,400 | ||
Changes in Fair value (105100-99100) | $6,000 | ||
Income from Investment in Holister | $14,400 |