Question

On January 2, 2020, Howdy Doody Corporation purchased 18% of Ranger Corporation's common stock for $52,000. Based on its ownership, Howdy Doody Corp. cannot exert significant influence over the operations of Ranger Corp. Ranger's net income for the years ended December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2021, were $11,000 and $52,000, respectively. During 2020, Ranger declared and paid a dividend of $68,000. On December 31, 2020, the fair value of the Ranger stock owned by Howdy Doody had increased to $74,000. How much should Howdy Doody show in the 2020 income statement as income from this investment

Answer 1

Answer:

The Total amount is shown in the income statement $34,240

Explanation:

The computation of the amount that should be presented in the 2020 income statement is shown below:

Dividend collected by Howdy Doody corporation (18% of $68,000) $12,240

rise in Fair value of Stock credited to the income statement ($74,000 - $52,000) $22,000

The Total amount is shown in the income statement $34,240