1. Salmon Corporation purchased an investment in 2019 (an equity investment without significant influence). The purchase price of $94,000 included transaction costs of $1,000. Assuming the transaction costs were capitalized and Salmon follows IFRS, which accounting method did Salmon use to account for this investment?

a) amortized cost

b) fair value through net income (FVNI)

c) fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI)

d) equity

2. Olde Corp. accounts for its investment in the common shares of Young Inc. under the equity method. Olde Corp. should record a cash dividend received from Young as

a) a reduction of the carrying value of the investment.

b) additional paid-in capital.

c) an addition to the carrying value of the investment.

d) dividend income.

3. On April 1, 20X1 a company purchased a bond that matures on December 31, 20X10 with a maturity amount of $200,000. The bond pays interest semi-annually on June 30 and December 31. The bonds have at a stated interest rate of 6%. When the bond was purchased the market interest rate was 4%. Based on the preceding information and ignoring commissions, the cash paid for the bond plus any accrued interest on March 1 would be which of the following amounts?

a) $235,033

b) $234,033

c) $232,703

d) $233,357

e) None of the above

4. During 20X1 a company purchased 200 shares of Royal Bank at $70 per share and 1,000 shares of Manulife at $18 per share. The company holds the Royal Bank shares for trading purposes, using the FV-NI model and it uses the FV-OCI model for the Manulife shares. By the end of 20X1, the Royal Bank shares are trading at $80 each and the Manulife shares are trading at $15 each. The company uses separate accounts for each investment and for all forms of investment income. Based on the above, the company will record in its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 20X1:

a) An unrealized gain of $2,000 in the income statement and an unrealized loss of $3,000 in other comprehensive income.

b) An unrealized gain of $2,000 in other comprehensive income and an unrealized loss of $3,000 in the income statement.

c) An unrealized loss of $1,000 in other comprehensive income

d) An unrealized loss of $1,000 in the income statement

e) None of the above

5. On January 2, 2019, Hull Corp. purchased 200 of the 1,000 outstanding common shares of Gatineau Ltd. for $120,000. During 2019, Gatineau declared total cash dividends of $20,000 and reported net income for the year of $80,000. If Hull uses the cost model to account for its investment in Gatineau, Hulls Investment in Gatineau Ltd. account at December 31, 2019 should be

a) $136,000.

b) $132,000.

c) $120,000.

d) $116,000.

6. On its December 31, 2019 balance sheet, Holly Corp. reported a short-term investment in equity securities, under the fair value through net income model, at $660,000. At December 31, 2020, the fair value of the securities was $700,000. What should Holly report on its 2018 income statement as a result of the increase in fair value of the investments during 2020?

a) $0.

b) loss on investments of $40,000.

c) unrealized gain of $40,000.

d) investment income of $40,000.

7. George Inc. owns bonds that are accounted for under the fair value through net income model. On December 31, 2019, the bonds have a carrying value of $124,365. The fair value at that date is $123,000. The entry to record the year-end adjustment is

a) Dr. Investment Income or Loss 1,365

Cr. FVNI Investments 1,365

b) Unrealized Holding Loss on FVOCI Investments

Cr. FVNI Investments 1,365

c) FVNI Investments 1,365

Cr. Unrealized Holding Gain on FVNI Investments 1,365

d) No adjustment is required.

8. If Thunder Bay acquired a 20% interest in Fort William on December 31, 2019 for $45,000, and during 2018 Fort William reported net income of $25,000 and paid a total cash dividend of $10,000, applying the equity method would give a debit balance in the Investment in Fort William Corp. account at the end of 2020 of

a) $37,000.

b) $45,000.

c) $48,000.

d) $50,000.

Use the following information to answer questions 9 and 10

On January 1, 2019, on their issue date, Diogenes Inc. purchased 9%, $200,000, 10-year bonds. Interest is paid annually on December 31. Diogenes uses the amortized cost model and the effective-interest method for amortizing premium or discount. The current market rate was 10% for bonds. On December 31, 2019, the bonds have a market value of $185,000.

9. What is the amount paid for the bond on January 1, 2019

a) $178,711

b) $200,000

c)$187,711

d) $185,000

10. How much interest would be recorded in 2019?

a) $12,289

b) $18,000

c) $20,000

d) $18,771