4. On January 2, 2016, Danner Corp. purchased 32,000 shares (40%) of the common stock of Poe & Company. The purchase price was $320,000. Danner has significant influence over Poe. No amortization is required. During 2016, Poe reported income of $126,000 and paid dividends of $30,000. On January 2, 2017, Danner sold 4,000 shares for $51,500.
Required:
a. Compute the balance in Equity Investment at December 31, 2016.
b. Prepare the journal entry to record the sale of the 4,000 shares.
c. What was the balance in Equity Investment after the shares were sold
a) Balance in Equity investment at December 31,2016
Initial investment | 320000 |
Add: Net income (126000*40%) | 50400 |
Less: Dividend (30000*40%) | -12000 |
Equity investment at December 31,2016 | 358400 |
b) Journal entry
Date | account and explanation | Debit | credit |
Cash | 51500 | ||
Gain on sale of investment | 6700 | ||
Investment in Stock (358400/32000*4000) | 44800 | ||
(To record sale of shares) |
c) Balance in Equity investment after the shares were sold = 358400*28000/32000 = 313600
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