Sandhill Company purchased 100 of the 1000 outstanding shares of Whispering Company's common stock for $560000 on January 2, 2021. During 2021, Whispering Company declared dividends of $80000 and reported earnings for the year of $360000. If Sandhill Company used the fair value method of accounting for its investment in Whispering Company, its Equity Investments (Whispering) account on December 31, 2021 should be?
$588000.
$552000.
$596000.
$560000
Sand hill Co. purchased 100 of 1000 shares of Whispering Co.
It means it acquired 10% holdings
Dividend declared by Whispering Co. = $80,000
Dividend receivable = $8,000
Stocks acquiring cost = $560,000
Less : Dividend receivable = $8,000
Therefore, Fair value of stocks = $552,000.
In Fair Value method, income on investment is not booked in income but it is being deducted from the cost of Investment
Hence, Sand hill Co's Equity Investment will be recorded at $552,000.
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