Advanced Accounting
Advanced Accounting
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ISBN: 9781305084858
Author: Paul M. Fischer, William J. Tayler, Rita H. Cheng
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 1UTI
To determine

There is various method of calculating Parent company’s investment balance at the end of the first year. Some are

  • Simple Equity Method
  • Sophisticated Equity Method
  • Cost Method

To Calculate

Amount of investment in subsidiary company at the end of first year with various method.

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Answer to Problem 1UTI

    ParticularsSimple equity methodSophisticated equity methodCost method
    Investment in subsidiary company$5,35,000$5,28,000$5,00,000

Explanation of Solution

As the Parent company purchased 100% common stock of Subsidiary company for $5,35,000 , $5,28,000 , and $5,00,000 under the method of Simple equity method , Sophisticated method and Cost method.

Calculation of Amortization amount per year

As per the information given in the question equipment is undervalued by $70,000 which has a life of 10 .

  Amortization Per year=Understated/ Overstated Value of AssetsLife of the assets=$70,00010=$7,000Per year

So investment value in subsidiary is

    ParticularsSimple equity methodSophisticated equity methodCost method
    Investment in subsidiary company$5,35,000$5,28,000($5,00,000+$40,000$7,000$5,000)$5,00,000
    -In this method also subsidiary income is also considered while calculating investment balance at the end of first yearFor cost method only parent company income and investment.

Conclusion:

    ParticularsSimple equity methodSophisticated equity methodCost method
    Investment in subsidiary company$5,35,000$5,28,000$5,00,000

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