On December 31, 2016, Akron, Inc. purchased 5 Percent of Zip Company's common shares on the open
Question:
On December 31, 2016, Akron, Inc. purchased 5 Percent of Zip Company's common shares on the open market in exchange for $18,000. On December 31, 2017, Akron, Inc., acquires an additional 25 percent of Zip Company's outstanding common stock for $93,000.
During the next two years, the following information is available for Zip Company:
Income Dividends Declared Common Stock
Fair Value (12/31)
2016 $322,000
2017 $69,000 $6,000 $372,000
2018 $82,000 $15,600 $484,000
At December 31, 2017, Zip reports a net book value of $283,000. Akron attributed any excess of its 30 percent share of Zip's fair over book value to its share of Zip's franchise agreements. The franchise agreements had a remaining life of 10 years at December 31, 2017.
-Assume Akron applies the equity method to its Investment in Zip account:
-What amount of equity income should Akron report for 2018?
-On Akron's December 31, 2018, balance sheet, what amount is reported for the Investment in Zip account?
-Assume Akron uses fair-value accounting for its Investment in Zip account:
-What amount of income from its investment in Zip should Akron report for 2018?
-On Akron's December 31, 2018, balance sheet, what amount is reported for the Investment in Zip account?
a1. | Equity income | |
a2. | Investment in Zip account | |
b1. | Reported income | |
b2. | Investment in Zip account |
Fundamentals of Advanced Accounting
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