Question

At the start of the current year, SBC Corp. purchased 25% of Sky Tech Inc. for $47 million. At the time of purchase, the carrying value of Sky Tech's net assets was $80 million. The fair value of Sky Tech's depreciable assets was $12 million in excess of their book value. For this year, Sky Tech reported a net income of $80 million and declared and paid $12 million in dividends. The total amount of additional depreciation to be recognized by SBC over the remaining life of the assets is:

Answer 1

$3

Step-by-step explanation:

SBC Corp

($million)

FV in excess of book value $12

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Share of ownership 25%

Additional depreciation in total $3

Therefore the total amount of additional depreciation to be recognized by SBC over the remaining life of the assets is: $3