On January 2, Year 1, Barber Company purchased 5,000 shares of Convell Company for $60,500. Convell Company has a total of 25,000 shares of common stock outstanding and it is presumed the Barber Company will have a significant influence over Convell. During each of the next two years, Convell declared and paid cash dividends of $0.85 per share, and its net income was $72,000 and $67,000 for Year 1 and Year 2, respectively. What is the book value of Barber’s investment in Convell at the end of Year 2?
The book value of investment at the end of year 2 is $79,800 and it is calculated as follows
Compute the percentage of ownership interest in the investee’s voting stock as follows
Ownership percentage = Number of shares purchased ÷ Total number of shares in investee
= 5,000 shares ÷ 25,000 shares
= 20%
The company owns 20% of investee’s voting stock and therefore investment is accounted according to equity method as follows
Particulars | Amount |
Cost of shares purchased | $60,500 |
Add: Equity in income - Year 1 ($72,000 × 20%) | $14,400 |
Add: Equity in income - Year 2 ($67,000 × 20%) | $13,400 |
Deduct: Cash dividends received - Year 1 (5,000 shares × $0.85) | ($4,250) |
Deduct: Cash dividends received - Year 2 (5,000 shares × $0.85) | ($4,250) |
Book value of the investment in subsidiary | $79,800 |
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