Question

Parent Co. invested $1,000,000 in Sub Co. for 25% of its outstanding stock. Sub Co. pays out 40% of net income in dividends each year.
Use the information in the following T-account for the investment in Sub to answer the following questions.
Investment in Sub Co.
1,000,000
110,000
44,000
A. How much was Parent Co.’s share of Sub Co.’s net income for the year?
Net income $Parent Co. invested $1,000,000 in Sub Co. for
B. How much was Parent Co.’s share of Sub Co.’s dividends for the year?
Dividends $
C. What was Sub Co.’s total net income for the year?
Total net income $
D. What was Sub Co.’s total dividends for the year?
Total Dividends $

Answer 1

Answer:

(A) $110,000

(B) $44,000

(C) $440,000

(D) $176,000

Explanation:

Parent corporation invested $1,000,000 in sub corpora tion for 25% of its outstanding stock

Sub corporation pays out 40% of net income of dividend each year

(A) Parent's Co's share of Sub's Co's net income for the year is $110,000

(B) Parent's Co's share of Sub's Co's share of dividend for the year is $44,000

(C) The total net income can be calculated as follows

= 110,000 ×100/25

= 11,000,000/25

= $440,000

(D) The total dividend for the year can be calculated as follows

= 440,000 ×40/100

= 440,000 × 0.4

= $176,000