Prepare journal entries for the current year. 2. Compute the carrying amount of the investment at year end. 3. What is/are the rules for answering the problem?

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Problem 17-6 (IAA)
At the beginning of the current year, Divine Company acquired 40% of the outstanding ordinary shares of an investee for P6,500,000. The carrying amount of the net assets of the investee equaled P12,500,000.

Any excess cost over the carrying amount is attributable to equipment with remaining useful life of 10 years.

During the year, the investee reported a net loss of P4,000,000 and paid dividends of P2,500,000.


Required:
1. Prepare journal entries for the current year.
2. Compute the carrying amount of the investment at year end.

3. What is/are the rules for answering the problem?

 

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