On January 3, 2018, Matteson Corporation acquired 40 percent of the outstanding common stock of O’Toole Company for $1,304,000. This acquisition gave Matteson the ability to exercise significant influence over the investee. The book value of the acquired shares was $917,000. Any excess cost over the underlying book value was assigned to a copyright that was undervalued on its balance sheet. This copyright has a remaining useful life of 10 years. For the year ended December 31, 2018, O’Toole reported net income of $344,000 and declared cash dividends of $30,000. At December 31, 2018, what should Matteson report as its investment in O’Toole under the equity method?
Investment: ?
Calculation of investment balance at the year end | ||||
Particulars | Amount | Amount | ||
Purchase price | $ 13,04,000.00 | |||
basic 2018 equity accrual (344000*40%) | $ 1,37,600.00 | |||
less: amortization of copyright | ||||
excess payment to copyright allocated over 10 yr remain life | ||||
(1304000-917000)/10yr | $ 38,700.00 | |||
Dividends (30000*40%) | $ 12,000.00 | $ 50,700.00 | ||
investment balance at the year end | $ 13,90,900.00 |
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