Fizzy Cola acquired 35% of the voting stock of National Bottlers on January 1, 2014 at a

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Fizzy Cola acquired 35% of the voting stock of National Bottlers on January 1, 2014 at a cost of $50,000,000, and reports its investment using the equity method. At the date of investment, National's assets and liabilities were reported at amounts approximating fair value. In 2014, National reported net income of $7,000,000 and declared and paid dividends of $2,000,000. National sells product to Fizzy at a markup of 25% on cost. Fizzy had $6,000,000 of product purchased from National in its ending inventory, measured at cost to Fizzy. What is Fizzy's Investment in National balance, reported on its December 31, 2014, balance sheet?
a. $50,000,000
b. $51,330,000
c. $52,030,000
d. $51,750,000
Ending Inventory
The ending inventory is the amount of inventory that a business is required to present on its balance sheet. It can be calculated using the ending inventory formula                Ending Inventory Formula =...
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Advanced Accounting

ISBN: 978-1934319307

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Authors: Susan S. Hamlen, Ronald J. Huefner, James A. Largay III

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