In: Accounting
Potter Corporation buys 30% of Sunshine Supply Company on January 1, 2017, for
$300,000. The equity method of accounting is to be used. Sunshine’s net assets on
that date were $750,000. Any excess of cost over book value is attributable to a
customer list with a 10-year remaining life. Sunshine immediately begins supplying
inventory to Potter as follows:
Year |
Cost to Sunshine |
Transfer Price |
Sunshine’s Gross Profit % |
Amount Held By Potter at Year-end (at transfer price) |
2017 |
$70,000 |
$100,000 |
30% |
$25,000 |
2018 |
$96,000 |
$150,000 |
36% |
$45,000 |
Inventory held at the end of one year by Potter is sold at the beginning of the next.
Sunshine’s net income was $80,000 for 2017 and is $110,000 for 2018. Sunshine
paid dividends of $30,000 each year.
Required:
Prepare all of Potter’s entries for 2017 and 2018 related to its investment in Sunshine.
Account Title |
Debit |
Credit |
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********2018******** |
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