On December 31, 20X3, PC Company acquired 60% of the 10,000 outstanding voting shares of SL Limited

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On December 31, 20X3, PC Company acquired 60% of the 10,000 outstanding voting shares of SL Limited for $295,000. The SFP and fair market values for SL Limited were:
SL Limited Statement of Financial Position December 31, 20X3 Fair market value Carrying value $ 100,000 $100,000 Cash Ac


The capital assets have a remaining useful life of 10 years. The bonds mature on December 31, 20X7.

On December 31, 20X4, SL issued an additional 6,000 shares to PC for $130,000. SL had a net income of $60,000 for the year ended December 31, 20X4, and $70,000 for the year ended December 31, 20X5. SL declared and paid $5,000 in dividends in 20X4 and $10,000 in 20X5.


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Calculate the balance in the investment in SL Limited€™s account on December 31, 20X5, assuming PC uses the equity method.

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Advanced Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0132928939

7th edition

Authors: Thomas H. Beechy, V. Umashanker Trivedi, Kenneth E. MacAulay

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