Question

On January 1, 2017, 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 patent held by Holister having a $5,000 book value was actually worth $20,000. This patent had a six-year remaining life. Any further excess cost associated with this acquisition was attributed to goodwill. During 2017, Holister earned income of $30,000 and declared and paid dividends of $10,000. In 2018, it had income of $50,000 and dividends of $15,000. During 2018, the fair value of Allison’s investment in Holister had risen from $68,000 to $75,000.
Assuming Alison uses the equity method, what balance should appear in the Investment in Holister account as of December 31, 2018?

Answer 1

Answer:

It will be valued at:

investment 70,000

goodwilll 1,000

patent 4,000

total 75,000

Explanation:

first we calcualte the equity of the company:

200,000 - 75,000 = 125,000 equity

then we calcualtethe investment proportion:

125,000 x 0.4 = 50,000 investment

15,000 x 0.4 =      6,000 patent

goodwill:              4,000 (60,000 - 56,000)

2017

income: 30,000 x 0.4 = 12,000

dividneds: 10,000 x 0.4 = (4,000)

amortization on patent

6,000 / 6 = 1,000 per year

2018

income:    50,000 x 0.4 = 20,000

dividneds: 15,000 x 0.4 = ( 6,000 )

amortization on patent:    ( 1,000 )

50,000 + 12,000 - 4,000 - 1,000 + 20,000 - 6,000 - 1,000 = 70,000

then we add the patent and the goodwill

70,000 + 4,000 + 4,000 = 78,000

and wecheck for impairment:

as the fair value is 75,000 we decrease goodwill