125)
Madison Corporation purchased 40% of Jay Corporation for $125,000 on January 1. On June 20 of
the same year, Jay Corporation declared total cash dividends of $30,000. At year-end, Jay
Corporation reported net income of $150,000. The balance in Madison Corporation’s Long-Term
Investment-Jay Corporation account as of December 31 should be:
A) $125,000. B) $197,000. C) $173,000. D) $77,000. E) $370,000.
126)
Pravis Corporation owns 30% of Kuster Corporation. Pravis Corporation received $9,000 in cash
dividends from Kuster Corporation. The entry to record receipt of these dividends is:
A)
Debit Cash, $9,000; credit Interest Revenue, $9,000.
B)
Debit Cash, $9,000; credit Dividend Revenue, $9,000.
C)
Debt Long-Term Investment, $9,000; credit Cash, $9000.
D)
Debit Cash, $9,000; credit Long-Term Investments, $9,000.
E)
Debit Unrealized Gain-Equity, $9,000; credit Cash, $9,000.
127)
On January 4, Year 1, Barber Company purchased 5,000 shares of Convell Company for $59,500
plus a broker’s fee of $1,000. Convell Company has a total of 25,000 shares of common stock
outstanding and it is presumed the Barber Company will have a significant influence over Convell.
During each of the next two years, Convell declared and paid cash dividends of $0.85 per share,
and its net income was $72,000 and $67,000 for Year 1 and Year 2, respectively. The January 12,
Year 3, entry to record Barber’s sale of 3,000 shares of Convell Company stock, which represents
60% of Barber’s total investment, for $39,000 cash should be: