Question

On January 1, Puckett Company paid $2.97 million for 99,000 shares of Harrison’s voting common stock, which represents a 40 percent investment. No allocation to goodwill or other specific account was made. Significant influence over Harrison is achieved by this acquisition and so Puckett applies the equity method. Harrison distributed a dividend of $3 per share during the year and reported net income of $580,000. What is the balance in the Investment in Harrison account found in Puckett’s financial records as of December 31?

Answer 1

Answer:

Balance of Harrison's Investment in Puckett's Financial Records

= $2,905,000

Explanation:

To calculate the balance of Harrison's account in Puckett's financial records the following steps are applied.

Step 1: Calculate the percentage of reported Income that accruees to Harrsion in Puckett

=Reported Net Profit x Percent Investement of Harrison in Puckett

= $580,000 x 0.40= $232,000

Step 2: Calculate the Dividend Accrued to Harrison's Common Stok basd on the $3 dividend per share declared

= Total Number of Shares for Harrison x $3

=99,000 Shares x $3= $297,000

Final Step: Calcuate the balance of Harrision's Investment in Puckett

= Amount paid for 99,000 stock + Percentage of Reported Income Accrued to Harrison- Harrison's portion of Dividend declared

= $2,970,000 + $232,000- $297,000

= $2,905,000