On January 2, 2018, Miller Properties paid $30 million for 1
million shares of Marlon Company's 6 million outstanding common
shares. Miller's CEO became a member of Marlon's board of directors
during the first quarter of 2018.
The carrying amount of Marlon's net assets was $127 million. Miller
estimated the fair value of those net assets to be the same except
for a patent valued at $30 million above cost. The remaining
amortization period for the patent is 10 years.
Marlon reported earnings of $60 million and paid dividends of $3
million during 2018. On December 31, 2018, Marlon's common stock
was trading on the NYSE at $29.50 per share.
Required:
2. Assume Miller accounts for its investment in
Marlon using the equity method. Ignoring income taxes, determine
the amounts related to the investment to be reported in its 2018
(Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers
in millions rounded to 1 decimal places, (i.e., 5,500,000 should be
entered as 5.5).):
a. Income statement:
Particulars |
Amount ($) in millions |
Investment income (60 mil* 1/6) |
10 |
Patent amortization Adjustment 30 mil x 1/6= 5 mil / 10 |
0.5 |
9.5 |
b. Balance sheet:
Investment in Marlon Company
(cost + share of income – dividends – amortization adj)
30 mil + 10 mil – 1 mil- .9.5 mil= 29.5
Investment in Marlon Company |
||
Balance Sheet |
||
Cost |
30 |
|
share of income |
10 |
|
Dividends |
1 |
|
Amortization Adjustment |
0.5 |
|
Balance |
29.5 |
c. Statement of cash flows.
Cash outflow from investments activities 30 mil
Cash inflow from operating activities (dividends) 1 mil
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