Questions from Advanced Accounting


Q: On January 3, 2021, Matteson Corporation acquired 40 percent of

On January 3, 2021, Matteson Corporation acquired 40 percent of the outstanding common stock of O’Toole Company for $1,160,000. This acquisition gave Matteson the ability to exercise significant influ...

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Q: On January 1, 2021, Fisher Corporation paid $2,

On January 1, 2021, Fisher Corporation paid $2,290,000 for 35 percent of the outstanding voting stock of Steel, Inc., and appropriately applied the equity method for its investment. Any excess of cost...

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Q: On January 1, 2020, Ridge Road Company acquired 20 percent

On January 1, 2020, Ridge Road Company acquired 20 percent of the voting shares of Sauk Trail, Inc., for $2,700,000 in cash. Both companies provide commercial Internet support services but serve marke...

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Q: Go to the following story about the bankruptcy filing of Sears Holdings

Go to the following story about the bankruptcy filing of Sears Holdings Corp., https://www.cnbc .com/2018/10/15/sears-files-for-bankruptcy.html. Search for other stories about the bankruptcy of Sears...

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Q: Allerton Company acquires all of Deluxe Company’s assets and liabilities for cash

Allerton Company acquires all of Deluxe Company’s assets and liabilities for cash on January 1, 2021, and subsequently formally dissolves Deluxe. At the acquisition date, the followi...

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Q: On January 1, 2020, Alison, Inc., paid $

On January 1, 2020, Alison, Inc., paid $60,000 for a 40 percent interest in Holister Corporation’s common stock. This investee had assets with a book value of $200,000 and liabilities of $75,000. A pa...

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Q: On January 1, 2021, Alamar Corporation acquired a 40 percent

On January 1, 2021, Alamar Corporation acquired a 40 percent interest in Burks, Inc., for $210,000. On that date, Burks’s balance sheet disclosed net assets with both a fair and book value of $360,000...

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Q: Milani, Inc., acquired 10 percent of Seida Corporation on January

Milani, Inc., acquired 10 percent of Seida Corporation on January 1, 2020, for $190,000 and appropriately accounted for the investment using the fair-value method. On January 1, 2021, Milani purchased...

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Q: Camille, Inc., sold $120,000 in inventory to

Camille, Inc., sold $120,000 in inventory to Eckerle Company during 2020 for $200,000. Eckerle resold $85,000 of this merchandise in 2020 with the remainder to be disposed of during 2021. Assuming tha...

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Q: BuyCo, Inc., holds 25 percent of the outstanding shares of

BuyCo, Inc., holds 25 percent of the outstanding shares of Marqueen Company and appropriately applies the equity method of accounting. Excess cost amortization (related to a patent) associated with th...

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