Hamza Inc. acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Ali Corp. on January 1, 2016, for $372,000. Equipment with a ten-year life was undervalued on Ali's financial records by $46,000. Hamza also owned an unrecorded customer list with an assessed fair value of $67,000 and an estimated remaining life of five years. (USE THIS TABLE TO ANSWER THE NEXT TWO Q’s)
Ali Co. earned reported net income of $180,000 in 2016 and $216,000
in 2017. Dividends of $70,000 were paid in each of these
two years. Selected account balances as of December 31,
2018, for the two companies follow.
Hamza Co |
Ali Co |
|
Revenues |
$1,080,000 |
$840,000 |
Expenses |
480,000 |
600,000 |
Investment income |
Not given |
0 |
Retained earnings, 1/1/18 |
840,000 |
600,000 |
Dividends paid |
132,000 |
70,000 |
If the equity method had been applied, what would be the Investment in Ali Corp. account balance within the records of JE at the end of 2018?
A. |
$744,000. |
|
B. |
$372,000. |
|
C. |
$774,150. |
|
D. |
$612,100. |
|
E. |
$844,150. |
The computation of Investment in Ali Corp. account balance is shown below:-
Initial investment = $372,000
Entries in 2016 = $180,000 - $70,000 - ($216,000 - $180,000 / 2)
= $180,000 - $70,000 - $18,000
= $92,000
Entries in 2017 = $216,000 - $70,000 - ($216,000 - $180,000 / 2)
= = $216,000 - $70,000 - $18,000
= $128,000
Entries in 2018 = ($840,000 - $600,000) - $70,000 - ($216,000 - $180,000 / 2)
= $240,000 - $70,000 - $18,000
= $152,000
Investment = Initial investment + Entries in 2016 + Entries in 2017 + Entries in 2018
= $372,000 + $92,000 + $128,000 + $152,000
= $744,000
So, the correct option is A.
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