McCloud Corporation owns equity-method investments in several companies. McCloud paid $1,800,000 to acquire a 30% investment in

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McCloud Corporation owns equity-method investments in several companies. McCloud paid $1,800,000 to acquire a 30% investment in Brown Software Company. Brown reported net income of $660,000 for the first year and declared and paid cash dividends of $460,000.


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1. Record the following in McCloud’s journal:

(a) The purchase of the investment,

(b) McCloud’s proportion of Brown’s net income,

(c) The receipt of the cash dividends.

2. What is the ending balance in McCloud’s investment account?

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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0134725987

12th edition

Authors: C. William Thomas, Wendy M. Tietz, Walter T. Harrison Jr.

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