Question

On January 1, Puckett Company paid $1.6 million for 50,000 shares of Harrison’s voting common stock, which represents a 40 percent investment. No allocation to goodwill or other specific account was made. Significant influence over Harrison is achieved by this acquisition and so Puckett applies the equity method. Harrison declared a $2 per share dividend during the year and reported net income of $560,000. What is the balance in the Investment in Harrison account found in Puckett’s financial records as of December 31

Answer 1

The $1,724,000 is the investment amount which is to be recorded as of December 31.

Step-by-step explanation:

For computing the investment income, the calculation is shown below:

= Paid value + net income percentage - dividend

where,

Paid value= $1.6 million

Net income percentage = Net income × percentage

= $560,000 × 40%

= $224,000

And, dividend = number of shares × per share

= 50,000 × 2

= $100,000

So, the investment amount would be

= Paid amount + net income percentage - dividend

= $1,600,000 + $224,000 - $100,000

= $1,724,000

Hence, the $1,724,000 is the investment amount which is to be recorded as of December 31.