1. Identify the appropriate accounting method for each of the following situations:

a. Investment in 25% of investee’s stock

b. 10% investment in stock

c. Investment in more than 50% of investee’s stock

2. At what amount should the following available for sale investment portfolio be reported on the December 31 balance sheet? All the investments are less than 5% of the investee’s stock.

Stock

Investment Cost

Current Market Value

DuPont

$ 5,000

$ 5,500

ExxonMobil

61,200

53,000

Procter & Gamble

3,680

6,230

Journalize any adjusting entry required by these data.

3. Investor paid $67,900 to acquire a 40% equity method investment in the common stock of Investee. At the end of the first year, Investee’s net income was $80,000, and

Investee declared and paid cash dividends of $55,000. What is Investor’s ending balance in its Equity Method Investment account? Use a T account to answer.

4. Parent company paid $85,000 for all the common stock of Subsidiary Company, and Parent owes Subsidiary $20,000 on a note payable. Complete the consolidation work sheet below.

Eliminations

Parent Company

Subsidiary Company

Debit

Credit

Consolidated Amounts

Assets

Cash

7,000

Note receivable from Parent

Investment in

Subsidiary

85,000

Other assets

108,000

Total

200,000

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Accounts payable

15,000

Notes payable

20,000

Common stock

120,000

Retained earnings

45,000

Total

200,000