BuyCo, Inc., holds 29 percent of the outstanding shares of Marqueen Company and appropriately applies the...

 

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BuyCo, Inc., holds 29 percent of the outstanding shares of Marqueen Company and appropriately applies the equity method of accounting. Excess cost amortization (related to a patent) associated with this investment amounts to $10,200 per year. For 2020, Marqueen reported earnings of $110,000 and declares cash dividends of $30,000. During that year, Marqueen acquired inventory for $56,000, which it then sold to BuyCo for $70,000. At the end of 2020, BuyCo continued to hold merchandise with a transfer price of $38,000. a. What Equity in Investee Income should BuyCo report for 2020? b. How will the intra-entity transfer affect BuyCo's reporting in 2021? c. If BuyCo had sold the inventory to Marqueen, would the answers to (a) and (b) have changed? BuyCo, Inc., holds 29 percent of the outstanding shares of Marqueen Company and appropriately applies the equity method of accounting. Excess cost amortization (related to a patent) associated with this investment amounts to $10,200 per year. For 2020, Marqueen reported earnings of $110,000 and declares cash dividends of $30,000. During that year, Marqueen acquired inventory for $56,000, which it then sold to BuyCo for $70,000. At the end of 2020, BuyCo continued to hold merchandise with a transfer price of $38,000. a. What Equity in Investee Income should BuyCo report for 2020? b. How will the intra-entity transfer affect BuyCo's reporting in 2021? c. If BuyCo had sold the inventory to Marqueen, would the answers to (a) and (b) have changed?

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ANSWER a Equity in Investee Income BuyCo should report equity in investee income of 29700 for 2020 w... View the full answer