Question

Baker Company owns 15% of the common stock of Charlie Corporation and used the fair-value method to account for this investment. Charlie reported net income of $120,000 for 2021 and paid dividends of $70,000 on October 1, 2021. How much income should Baker recognize on this investment in 2021

Answer 1

Answer:

the income that recognized on this investment is $10,500

Explanation:

The computation of the income recognized on this investment for the year 2021 is shown below"

= dividend × share of ownership

while

The dividend is $70,000

And, the share of ownership is 15%

Now place these values to the above formula

= $70,000 × 15%

= $10,500

hence, the income that recognized on this investment is $10,500