Dividends received on an equity-method investment
A.
decrease the investment account.
B.
increase the investment account.
C.
increase dividend revenue.
D.
increase stockholders' equity.
The equity method is an accounting technique used by a company to record the profits earned through its investment in another company. With the equity method of accounting, the investor company reports the revenue earned by the other company on its income statement, in an amount proportional to the percentage of its equity investment in the other company.
the investor will report its proportionate share of the investee’s equity as an investment (at cost). Profit and loss from the investee increase the investment account by an amount proportionate to the investor’s shares in the investee. This is known as the “equity pick-up.” Dividends paid out by the investee are deducted from this account.
Answer : Increase the investment account.
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