On January 1, 2017, Lund Corporation purchases a 30% interest in Aluma-Boat Company for $200,000. At the time of the purchase, Aluma-Boat has total stockholders’ equity of $400,000. Any excess of cost over the equity purchased is attributed in part to machinery worth $50,000 more than book value with a remaining useful life of five years. Any remaining excess would be allocated to goodwill. Aluma-Boat reports the following income and dividend distributions in 2017 and 2018:                                                                              2017         2018 Income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   $50,000       $45,000 Dividends declared and paid . . . . . . . . .  . . . .   10,000          10,000 Lund sells its investment in Aluma-Boat Company on January 2, 2019, for $230,000. Record the sale of the investments assuming the use of the equity method. You may ignore income taxes. Carefully schedule the investment account balance at the time of the sale.

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On January 1, 2017, Lund Corporation purchases a 30% interest in Aluma-Boat Company for $200,000. At the time of the purchase, Aluma-Boat has total stockholders’ equity of $400,000. Any excess of cost over the equity purchased is attributed in part to machinery worth $50,000 more than book value with a remaining useful life of five years. Any remaining excess would be allocated to goodwill.
Aluma-Boat reports the following income and dividend distributions in 2017 and 2018:

                                                                             2017         2018
Income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   $50,000       $45,000
Dividends declared and paid . . . . . . . . .  . . . .   10,000          10,000

Lund sells its investment in Aluma-Boat Company on January 2, 2019, for $230,000. Record the sale of the investments assuming the use of the equity method. You may ignore income taxes. Carefully schedule the investment account balance at the time of the sale.

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