Ryan Company Owns 80% of Chase Company Assume Chase Issues 30,000 Additional Shares Common Stock Solely to Presented

question 107

Multiple Choice

Ryan Company owns 80% of Chase Company. The original balances presented for Ryan and Chase as of January 1, 2013, are as follows: $\begin{array}{lr}\text { Chase Company: } & \\\text { Shares outstanding } & 50,000 \\\text { Book value } & \$ 400,000 \\\text { Book value per share } & \$ 8 \\& \\\text { Ryan Company: } &\\\text { Shares owned of Chase } & 40,000 \\\text { Book value of investment in Chase } & \$ 320,000 \end{array}$ Assume Chase issues 30,000 additional shares common stock solely to Ryan for $12 per share. What is the new percent ownership Ryan owns in Chase?

• A)80.0%.
• B)87.5%.
• C)90.0%.
• D)75.0%.
• E)82.5%.

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