Zoop Corporation purchased for \(300,000 a 30% interest in Murphy, Inc. This investment enables Zoop to exert significant influence over Murphy. During the year, Murphy earned net income of \)180,000 and paid dividends of $60,000. Prepare Zoop’s journal entries related to this investment.

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a) The amount debited to investment is $300,000.

b) The amount of dividend received is $18,000.

c) The unrealized gain on the investment is $54,000.

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Step-by-Step Solution Step 1: Definition of Investment

Investment means the excess amount used for saving in future

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 Journal entry of the purchase of the investment

Date

Description

Debit

Credit

A.

Investment

$300,000

Cash

$300,000

Being entry to record the purchase of common stock

03

Journal entry for the dividend  received

Date

Description

Debit

Credit

B

Cash

$18,000

Dividends

$18,000

Being entry of dividend received

04

Adjustment entry for a share in net income

Date

Description

Debit

Credit

C

Investment

$54,000

Share of equity method in earnings

$54,000

Being fair value adjustment common stock

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Question: Michek Company loans Sarasota Company \(2,000,000 at 6% for 3 years on January 1, 2017. Michek intends to hold this loan to maturity. The fair value of the loan at the end of each reporting period is as follows.

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December 31, 2019 2,000,000

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Question: (Goodwill, Impairment) On July 31, 2017, Mexico Company paid \(3,000,000 to acquire all of the common stock of Conchita Incorporated, which became a division of Mexico. Conchita reported the following balance sheet at the time of the acquisition.

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Current liabilities

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Noncurrent assets

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Long-term liabilities

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2,400,000

Current liabilities

(700,000)

Long-term liabilities

(500,000)

Net assets

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Instructions

  1. Compute the amount of goodwill recognized, if any, on July 31, 2017.
  2. Determine the impairment loss, if any, to be recorded on December 31, 2017.
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Prepare the journal entry to record the impairment loss, if any, and indicate where the loss would be reported in the income statement.

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Trademarks 15,000

Discount on bonds payable 35,000

Deposits with advertising agency for ads to promote goodwill of company 10,000

Excess of cost over fair value of net identifiable assets of acquired subsidiary 75,000

Cost of equipment acquired for research and development projects; the equipment has an alternative future use 90,000

Costs of developing a secret formula for a product that is expected to be marketed for at least 20 years 80,000

Instructions

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