Problem 17-4
By: Kathleen Mae A. Bate
At the beginning of the current year, Bing Company purchased
30,000 shares of an investee’s 200,000 outstanding ordinary shares
for P6,000,000. On that date, the carrying amount of the acquired
shares was P4,000,000.
The entity attributed the excess of cost over carrying amount to
patent with remaining useful life of 10 years.
During the year, Bing Company’s officers gained a majority on
investee’s board of directors. The investee reported earnings of
P5,000,000 for the year and paid dividend of P3,000,000 at year end.
Required:
1. Prepare journal entries to record the transactions for the current
year.
2. Compute the investment income for the current year.
3. Compute the carrying amount of the investment at year-end.
Investment in Associate 6,000,000
Cash 6,000,000
1. Journal
Entries
Investment in Associate 750,000
(P5,000,000x15% )
Investment Income 750,000
Cash 450,000
(P3,000,000x15% )
Investment Income 450,000
1. Journal
Entries
Investment Income 200,000
(P2,000,000/10 years)
Investment in Associate 200,000
2. Investment Share in net income 750,000
Income for the (5,000,000 x 15%)
Excess of cost (200,000)
current year Investment income 550,000
3. Carrying Acquisition cost 6,000,000
Investment income 550,000
amount of the Share in cash dividend ( 450,000 )
investment at Carrying amount of investment 6,100,000
year-end
Thank You!