Questions from Advanced Accounting


Q: Pop Corporation exchanged 40,000 previously unissued no par common shares

Pop Corporation exchanged 40,000 previously unissued no par common shares for a 40 percent interest in Son Corporation on January 1, 2016. The assets and liabilities of Son on that date (after the exc...

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Q: Pam Corporation made three investments in Sun during 2016 and 2017,

Pam Corporation made three investments in Sun during 2016 and 2017, as follows: Sun’s stockholders’ equity on January 1, 2016, consisted of 20,000 shares of $10 p...

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Q: Pam Corporation purchased 40 percent of the voting stock of Sun Corporation

Pam Corporation purchased 40 percent of the voting stock of Sun Corporation on July 1, 2016, for $600,000. On that date, Sun’s stockholders’ equity consisted of cap...

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Q: Pop Corporation acquired a 70 percent interest in Son Corporation on April

Pop Corporation acquired a 70 percent interest in Son Corporation on April 1, 2016, when it purchased 14,000 of Son’s 20,000 outstanding shares in the open market at $13 per share. A...

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Q: The equity method of accounting is often referred to as a one

The equity method of accounting is often referred to as a one-line consolidation. Since the net impact on the balance sheet and income statement is the same under both consolidation and the equity met...

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Q: Pop Corporation owns 300,000 of 360,000 outstanding shares

Pop Corporation owns 300,000 of 360,000 outstanding shares of Son Corporation, and its $8,700,000 Investment in Son account balance on December 31, 2016, is equal to the underlying equity interest in...

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Q: A firm sells a part of its investment interest, reducing its

A firm sells a part of its investment interest, reducing its holding from 30% to 10%. The firm decides, correctly, that the equity method is no longer appropriate. What is the basis for the investment...

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Q: Should goodwill arising from an equity investment of more than 20 percent

Should goodwill arising from an equity investment of more than 20 percent be recorded separately on the books of the investor? Explain.

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Q: Under the fair value/cost method of accounting for stock investments

Under the fair value/cost method of accounting for stock investments, an investor records dividends received from earnings accumulated after the investment is acquired as dividend income. How does an...

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Q: Pop Corporation purchased 80 percent of the outstanding voting common stock of

Pop Corporation purchased 80 percent of the outstanding voting common stock of Son Corporation on January 2, 2016, for $1,200,000 cash. Son’s balance sheets on this date and on Decem...

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