Pop Corporation paid $1,680,000 for a 30 percent interest in Son Corporation's outstanding voting stock on January

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Pop Corporation paid $1,680,000 for a 30 percent interest in Son Corporation's outstanding voting stock on January 1, 2016. The book values and fair values of Son's assets and liabilities on January 1, along with amortization data, are as follows (in thousands):
Pop Corporation paid $1,680,000 for a 30 percent interest in

Son Corporation reported net income of $1,200,000 for 2016 and paid dividends of $600,000.
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1. Prepare a schedule to allocate the investment fair values/book value differentials relating to Pop's investment in Son.
2. Calculate Pop's income from Son for 2016.
3. Determine the balance of Pop's Investment in Son account at December 31, 2016?

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Advanced Accounting

ISBN: 978-0134472140

13th edition

Authors: Floyd A. Beams, Joseph H. Anthony, Bruce Bettinghaus, Kenneth Smith

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