Question

An investor company owns 30% of the common stock of an investee company. The investor has significant influence over the investee, and acquired its equity interest in the investee on January 1, 2018 for $525,000. On the date of acquisition, the investee’s stockholders equity was $1,500,000, and the fair values of the investee’s individual net assets were equal to their reported book values. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the investee reported net income of $50,000 and dividends of $10,000. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the investee reported net income of $60,000 and dividends of $15,000. The investor routinely sells inventory to the investee at a 25% profit margin. At December 31, 2018 and 2019, the investee held inventories purchased from the investor for $30,000 and $40,000, respectively. (At the end of each period, all of these inventories are sold by the investee to unaffiliated companies in the next period.) What amount of investment income from the investee did the investor recognize during the year ended December 31, 2019?

Answer 1

Answer:

Income for investee during the year ended December 31th 2019: $ 17,200

Explanation:

Purchase value                                       525,000

Equity proportion: 1,500,000  30% =    (450,000)

                           Goodwill                         75,000

Transactions during the year:

income 60,000 x 30% =  18,000

dividends 15,000 x 30% = (4,500)

unrealized profit 2018:

30,000 = cost (1.25)

30,000 / 1.25 = 24,000

gross profit 6,000

unrealized gain: 6,000 x 30% = (1,800)

unrealized profit 2019:

40,000 = cost (1.25)

40,000/1.25 = cost

cost = 32,000

gross profit: 40,000 - 32,000 = 8,000

proportion of unrealized gain:

                   8,000 x 30% =      (2,400)

profit for 2018 realized              1,800

                    net adjustment        600

income from investee:

18,000 - 600 (net unrealized gain) = 17,200