Turf Company purchases a 30% interest in Minnie Company for $90,000 on January 1, 2011, when Minnie

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Turf Company purchases a 30% interest in Minnie Company for $90,000 on January 1, 2011, when Minnie has the following stockholders’ equity:

Common stock ($10 par). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000

Paid-in capital in excess of par . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,000

Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,000

Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,000

The excess cost was due to a building that is being amortized over 20 years. Since the investment, Minnie has consistently sold goods to Turf to realize a 40% gross profit. Such sales total $50,000 during 2013. Turf has $10,000 of the goods in its beginning inventory and $40,000 in its ending inventory.

On January 1, 2013, Turf sells a machine with a book value of $15,000 to Minnie for $20,000. The machine has a 5-year life and is being depreciated on a straight-line basis. Minnie reports a net income of $60,000 for 2013 and pays $5,000 in dividends in 2013.

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Prepare all 2013 entries caused by Turf’s investment in Minnie. Assume that Turf has recorded the tax on its internally generated income. Turf has properly recorded the investment using the equity method in previous periods. Ignore income tax considerations.

Ending Inventory
The ending inventory is the amount of inventory that a business is required to present on its balance sheet. It can be calculated using the ending inventory formula                Ending Inventory Formula =...
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Advanced Accounting

ISBN: 978-0538480284

11th edition

Authors: Paul M. Fischer, William J. Tayler, Rita H. Cheng

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