ACC 306 Week 1 DQ1 Equity Method
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ACC 306 Week 1 DQ1 Equity Method
P 1213 - Miller Properties - Equity method ? LO5 LO6
On January 2, 2011, Miller Properties paid $19 million for 1 million shares of Marlon Companys 6 million outstanding common shares. Millers CEO became a member of Marlons board of directors during the first quarter of 2011.
The carrying amount of Marlons net assets was $66 million. Miller estimated the fair value of those net as- sets to be the same except for a patent valued at $24 million above cost. The remaining amortization period for the patent is 10 years.
Marlon reported earnings of $12 million and paid dividends of $6 million during 2011. On December 31, 2011, Marlons common stock was trading on the NYSE at $18.50 per share.
Required:
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When considering whether to account for its investment in Marlon under the equity method, what criteria should Millers management apply?
- Assume Miller accounts for its investment in Marlon using the equity method. Ignoring income taxes, deter- mine the amounts related to the investment to be reported in its 2011:
a. Income statement.
b. Balance sheet.
c. Statement of cash flows.