Alex, Incorporated, buys 30 percent of Steinbart Company on January 1, 2023, for $1,098,000. The equity method of accounting is to be used. Steinbart's net assets on that date were $3.30 million. Any excess of cost over book value is attributable to a trade name with a 20-year remaining life. Steinbart immediately begins supplying inventory to Alex as follows: Year 2023 2024 Cost to Steinbart Transfer Price $ 220,000 180,000 $ 156,200 109,800 Amount Held by Alex at Year-End (at transfer price) $ 55,000 55,000 Inventory held at the end of one year by Alex is sold at the beginning of the next. Steinbart reports net income of $100,000 in 2023 and $130,900 in 2024 and declares $40,000 in dividends each year. What is the equity income in Steinbart to be reported by Alex in 2024?

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Alex, Incorporated, buys 30 percent of Steinbart Company on January 1, 2023, for $1,098,000. The equity method of accounting is to be used. Steinbart's
net assets on that date were $3.30 million. Any excess of cost over book value is attributable to a trade name with a 20-year remaining life. Steinbart
immediately begins supplying inventory to Alex as follows:
Amount Held by
Alex at Year-End
(at transfer
price)
$ 55,000
55,000
Inventory held at the end of one year by Alex is sold at the beginning of the next.
Steinbart reports net income of $100,000 in 2023 and $130,900 in 2024 and declares $40,000 in dividends each year. What is the equity income in
Steinbart to be reported by Alex in 2024?
Year Cost to Steinbart Transfer Price
2023
2024
$ 156,200
109,800
$ 220,000
180,000
Transcribed Image Text:Alex, Incorporated, buys 30 percent of Steinbart Company on January 1, 2023, for $1,098,000. The equity method of accounting is to be used. Steinbart's net assets on that date were $3.30 million. Any excess of cost over book value is attributable to a trade name with a 20-year remaining life. Steinbart immediately begins supplying inventory to Alex as follows: Amount Held by Alex at Year-End (at transfer price) $ 55,000 55,000 Inventory held at the end of one year by Alex is sold at the beginning of the next. Steinbart reports net income of $100,000 in 2023 and $130,900 in 2024 and declares $40,000 in dividends each year. What is the equity income in Steinbart to be reported by Alex in 2024? Year Cost to Steinbart Transfer Price 2023 2024 $ 156,200 109,800 $ 220,000 180,000
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