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MultiplenChoicenQuestions
1. GawnCompanynownsn15%nofnthencommonnstocknofnTracenCorporationnandnusednthenfair-
valuenmethodntonaccountnfornthisninvestment.nTracenreportednnetnincomenofn$110,000nforn2013nan
dnpaidndividendsnofn$60,000nonnOctobern1,n2013.nHownmuchnincomenshouldnGawnrecognizenonnth
isninvestmentninn2013?
A. $16,500.
B. $9,000.
C. $25,500.
D. $7,500.
E. $50,000.
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,2. YaronCompanynownsn30%nofnthencommonnstocknofnDewnCo.nandnusesnthenequitynmethodntonacco
untnforntheninvestment.nDuringn2013,nDewnreportednincomenofn$250,000nandnpaidndividendsnof
$80,000.nTherenisnnonamortizationnassociatednwithntheninvestment.nDuringn2013,nhownmuchnincomensho
uldnYaronrecognizenrelatedntonthisninvestment?
A. $24,000.
B. $75,000.
C. $99,000.
D. $51,000.
E. $80,000.
3. OnnJanuaryn1,n2013,nPacernCompanynpaidn$1,920,000nforn60,000nsharesnofnLennonnCo.'snvotingn
commonnstocknwhichnrepresentsnan45%ninvestment.nNonallocationntongoodwillnornothernspecificnac
countnwasnmade.nSignificantninfluencenovernLennonnwasnachievednbynthisnacquisition.nLennonndis
tributednandividendnofn$2.50npernsharenduringn2013nandnreportednnetnincomenofn$670,000.nWhatnw
asnthenbalanceninnthenInvestmentninnLennonnCo.naccountnfoundninnthenfinancialnrecordsnofnPacerna
snofnDecembern31,n2013?
A. $2,040,500.
B. $2,212,500.
C. $2,260,500.
D. $2,171,500.
E. $2,071,500.
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, 4. Ancompanynshouldnalwaysnusenthenequitynmethodntonaccountnfornanninvestmentnif:
A. Itnhasnthenabilityntonexercisensignificantninfluencenovernthenoperatingnpoliciesnofntheninvestee.
B. Itnownsn30%nofnanotherncompany'snstock.
C. Itnhasnancontrollingninterestn(morenthann50%)nofnanotherncompany'snstock.
D. Theninvestmentnwasnmadenprimarilyntonearnnanreturnnonnexcessncash.
E. Itndoesnnotnhaventhenabilityntonexercisensignificantninfluencenovernthenoperatingnpoliciesnofnthe
investee.
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5. OnnJanuaryn1,n2011,nDermotnCompanynpurchasedn15%nofnthenvotingncommonnstocknofnHornenCo
rp.nOnnJanuaryn1,n2013,nDermotnpurchasedn28%nofnHorne'snvotingncommonnstock.nIfnDermotnachi
evesnsignificantninfluencenwithnthisnnewninvestment,nhownmustnDermotnaccountnfornthenchangentont
henequitynmethod?
A. Itnmustnusenthenequitynmethodnforn2013nbutnshouldnmakennonchangesninnitsnfinancialnstatements
forn2012nandn2011.
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B. Itnshouldnpreparenconsolidatednfinancialnstatementsnforn2013.
C. Itnmustnrestatenthenfinancialnstatementsnforn2012nandn2011nasnifnthenequitynmethodnhadnbeen
n usednfornthosentwonyears.
D. Itnshouldnrecordnanpriornperiodnadjustmentnatnthenbeginningnofn2013nbutnshouldnnotnrestatenthe
n financialnstatementsnforn2012nandn2011.
E. Itnmustnrestatenthenfinancialnstatementsnforn2012nasnifnthenequitynmethodnhadnbeennusednthen.
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