Chapter 01 - The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments 1-2 1. Gaw Company owns 15% of the common stock of Trace Corporation and used the fair-value method to account for this investment. Trace reported net income of $110,000 for 2008 and paid dividends of $60,000 on October 1, 2008. How much income should Gaw recognize on this investment in 2008? A. $16,500 B. $9,000 Dividends paid: non-significant influence: $60,000 * .15 C. $25,500 D. $7,500 E. $50,000 Difficulty: Easy 2. Yaro Company owns 30% of the common stock of Dew Co. and uses the equity method to account for the investment. During 2008, Dew reported income of $250,000 and paid dividends of $80,000. There is no amortization associated with the investment. During 2008, how much income should Yaro recognize related to this investment? A. $24,000 B. $75,000 Significant influence exercised: $250,000 * 75% = $75,000 C. $99,000 D. $51,000 E. $80,000 Difficulty: Easy 3. On January 1, 2008, Pacer Company paid $1,920,000 for 60,000 shares of Lennon Co.'s voting common stock which represents a 45% investment. No allocation to goodwill or other specific account was made. Significant influence over Lennon was achieved by this acquisition. Lennon distributed a dividend of $2.50 per share during 2008 and reported net income of $670,000. What was the balance in the Investment in Lennon Co. account found in the financial records of Pacer as of December 31, 2008? A. $2,040,500 B. $2,212,500 C. $2,260,500 D. $2,171,500 E. $2,071,500 1,920,000 + (670,000 * 45%) – (60,000 * 45%