Amie, Inc., has 153,000 shares of $2 par value stock outstanding. Prairie Corporation acquired 45,900 of Amie’s shares on January 1, 2018, for $183,600 when Amie’s net assets had a total fair value of $560,600. On July 1, 2021, Prairie bought an additional 91,800 shares of Amie from a single stockholder for $6 per share. Although Amie’s shares were selling in the $5 range around July 1, 2021, Prairie forecasted that obtaining control of Amie would produce significant revenue synergies to justify the premium price paid. If Amie’s identifiable net assets had a fair value of  $775,800 at July 1, 2021, how much goodwill should Prairie report in its postcombination consolidated balance sheet?

Packard Inc. is a public company. On January 1, 2020 Packard Inc. purchased 10,000 common shares (15%) of Saturn Inc. for $115,000 in cash. Saturn had common shares of $225,000 and retained earnings of $475,000 on this date. Packard considered Saturn a FVTPL investment; as it did not give Packard significant influence. On December 31, 2020 the Saturn shares were trading at $13.00 per share. On January 1, 2021, Packard purchased an additional 25% of Saturn's shares for $217,000 in cash. This second purchase allowed Packard to exert significant influence over Saturn. The following information was available on the date of acquisition: Carrying Value Fair Value Assets not subject to depreciation $205,000 Assets subject to depreciation (10 year useful life) 750,000 Patent (7 year useful life) 35,000 Liabilities 115,000 115,000 Saturn depreciates assets using the straight-line method and has a 35% tax rate. During the two years, Saturn reported the following: Dividends Declared $275,000…

On January 1, 2025, Riverbed Co. purchased 23,000 shares (a 10% interest) in Elton John Corp. for $1.510.000. At the time, the book value and the fair value of John's net assets were $12,900,000 On July 1, 2026. Riverbed paid $2.760.000 for 46,000 additional shares of John common stock, which represented a 20% investment in John. As a result of this transaction, Riverbed owns 30% of John and can exercise significant influence over John's operating and financial policies John reported the following net income and declared and paid the following dividends Dividend per Share None Year ended 12/31/25 Six months ended 6/30/26 Six months ended 12/31/26 Net Income $680,000 $20,000 Investment in Eton John Corp 888.000 None $1.50 Determine the ending balance that Riverbed Co should report as its investment in John Corps at the end of 2026

Novak Inc. acquired 20% of the outstanding common stock of Theresa Kulikowski Inc. on December 31, 2020. The purchase price was $1,214,400 for 52,800 shares. Kulikowski Inc. declared and paid an $0.80 per share cash dividend on June 30 and on December 31, 2021. Kulikowski reported net income of $768,000 for 2021. The fair value of Kulikowski’s stock was $26 per share at December 31, 2021. Assume that the security is a trading security. At what amount is the investment in securities reported on the balance sheet under each of these methods at December 31, 2021? What is the total net income reported in 2021 under each of these methods?     Fair Value Method   Equity Method Investment amount (balance sheet)   $    $  Dividend revenue (income statement)         Unrealized holding gain (income statement)         Investment income (income statement)