Questions from Advanced Accounting


Q: Describe the computation of noncontrolling interest share in a year in which

Describe the computation of noncontrolling interest share in a year in which there is unrealized inventory profit from upstream sales in both the beginning and ending inventories of the parent.

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Q: How do the treasury stock transactions of a subsidiary affect the parent’s

How do the treasury stock transactions of a subsidiary affect the parent’s accounting for its investment under the equity method?

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Q: Pop Company sells land with a book value of $5,

Pop Company sells land with a book value of $5,000 to Son Company for $6,000 in 2016. Son is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pop. Son Company holds the land during 2017. Son Company sells the land for $8...

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Q: Sun Corporation is a 90 percent–owned subsidiary of Pam Corporation

Sun Corporation is a 90 percent–owned subsidiary of Pam Corporation, acquired in 2016. During 2019 Pam sells land to Sun for $100,000 for which it paid $50,000. Sun still owns this land at December 31...

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Q: Son Company is a 90 percent–owned subsidiary of Pop Corporation

Son Company is a 90 percent–owned subsidiary of Pop Corporation, acquired several years ago at book value equal to fair value. For 2016 and 2017, Pop and Son report the following:...

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Q: Sun is a 90 percent–owned subsidiary of Pam Corporation,

Sun is a 90 percent–owned subsidiary of Pam Corporation, acquired at book value several years ago. Comparative separate-company income statements for the affiliates for 2016 are as f...

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Q: Comparative balance sheets for Pop and Son Corporations at December 31,

Comparative balance sheets for Pop and Son Corporations at December 31, 2015, are as follows (in thousands): On January 2, 2016, Pop issues 240,000 shares of its stock with a market value of $40 per...

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Q: 1. On January 1, 2016, Pam Company sold equipment

1. On January 1, 2016, Pam Company sold equipment to its wholly owned subsidiary, Sun Company, for $1,800. The equipment cost Pam $2,000. Accumulated depreciation at the time of sale was $500. Pam was...

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Q: 1. Son Corporation is an 80 percent–owned subsidiary of

1. Son Corporation is an 80 percent–owned subsidiary of Pop Corporation. In 2016, Son sold land that cost $15,000 to Pop for $25,000. Pop held the land for eight years before reselling it in 2024 to R...

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Q: The separate incomes (which do not include investment income) of

The separate incomes (which do not include investment income) of Pop Corporation and Son Corporation, its 80 percent– owned subsidiary, for 2016 were determined as follow...

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