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December 31, 20x4 Levers Inc. purchased 3,000 shares of Control Inc., which represented 30% of the

outstanding common shares, for $180,000. At the time, the investment in Control Inc. was recorded as

an investment in associates and the equity method was used to account for the investment for 20x4.

Levers Inc. follows IFRS and had correctly recorded all entries for 20x4.

During 20x4, Control Inc. had net income of $150,000 and declared and paid dividends of $60,000.

April 30, 20x5 Levers Inc. sold 2,000 of its shares in Control Inc. for $140,000. The recorded a journal

entry of Dr Cash and Cr Investment in Associates for the amount.

It is early 20x6 and you are helping the CFO of Levers Inc. finalize their financial statements for the

year ended December 31, 20x5. You see that the Investment in Associates account is still on the books

for $80,000. The CFO states that she has continued to use the equity method to account for their

investment in Control Inc., but just changed our share of ownership to 10% as that is what we now

own. Control Inc. had net income of $180,000 last year and paid out dividends of $50,000. Did I not do

it correctly?

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