Questions from Advanced Accounting


Q: The stockholders’ equities of Pop Corporation and its 80 percent–owned

The stockholders’ equities of Pop Corporation and its 80 percent–owned subsidiary, Son Corporation, on December 31, 2016, appear as follows (in thousands): Pop&ac...

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Q: Pam Corporation owns two-thirds (600,000 shares)

Pam Corporation owns two-thirds (600,000 shares) of the outstanding $1 par common stock of Sun Company on January 1, 2016. In order to raise cash to finance an expansion program, Sun issues an additio...

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Q: The stockholder’s equity of Son Corporation at December 31, 2015,

The stockholder’s equity of Son Corporation at December 31, 2015, 2016, and 2017, is as follows (in thousands): Son reported income of $80,000 in 2016 and paid no dividends. In 201...

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Q: Pam Corporation acquired a 90 percent interest in Sun Corporation on July

Pam Corporation acquired a 90 percent interest in Sun Corporation on July 1, 2017, for $675,000. The stockholders’ equity of Sun at December 31, 2016, was as follows (in thousands):...

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Q: Pam Corporation purchased 9,000 shares of Sun Corporation’s $50

Pam Corporation purchased 9,000 shares of Sun Corporation’s $50 par common stock at $90 per share on January 1, 2016, when Sun had capital stock of $500,000 and retained earnings of $300,000. During 2...

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Q: What is the difference in reporting income from a subsidiary in the

What is the difference in reporting income from a subsidiary in the parent’s separate income statement and in consolidated financial statements?

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Q: Cite the conditions under which you would expect the balance of an

Cite the conditions under which you would expect the balance of an equity investment account on a balance sheet date subsequent to acquisition to be equal to the underlying book value represented by t...

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Q: What accounting procedures or adjustments are necessary when an investor uses the

What accounting procedures or adjustments are necessary when an investor uses the cost method of accounting for an investment in common stock and later increases the investment such that the equity me...

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Q: Ordinarily, the income from an investment accounted for by the equity

Ordinarily, the income from an investment accounted for by the equity method is reported on one line of the investor’s income statement. When would more than one line of the income statement of the in...

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Q: Does cumulative preferred stock in the capital structure of an investee affect

Does cumulative preferred stock in the capital structure of an investee affect the way that an investor accounts for its 30 percent common stock interest? Explain.

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