Use the Following Information to Solve the Following Questions:
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question 38

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to solve the following questions:
The summarized balance sheets of Thunder Bay Corp. and Fort William Corp. at December 31, 2020, are as follows:
$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ THUNDER BAY CORP.
$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ Balance Sheet
$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ December 31, 2020
$\begin{array}{llcc} \text {Assets. } &\underline{\$400,000} \\ \text {Liabilities. } &\$50,000\\ \text { Common shares } &200,000\\ \text { Retained earnings } &\underline{150,000}\\ \text { Total equities } &\underline{\$400,000}\\\end{array}$


$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ FORT WILLIAM CORP.
$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ Balance Sheet
$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ December 31, 2020
$\begin{array}{llcc} \text { Assets } & \underline{\$300,000} \\\end{array}$

$\begin{array}{c}\text {FORT WILLIAM CORP.}\\\text {Balance Sheet}\\\text {December 31,2020}\\\begin{array}{lll} \text { Assets.}\\ \text { Liabilities}\\ \text { Common shares.}\\ \text { Retained earnings.}\\ \text { Total equities.}\end{array}\begin{array}{l}\underline{\$ 300,000}\\\$ 75,000 \\185,000 \\\underline{40,000} \\\underline{\$ 300,000 }\\\end{array}\end{array}$

-If Thunder Bay acquired a 30% interest in Fort William on December 31, 2020, for $ 75,000 and the equity method of accounting for the investment were used, the amount of the debit to Investment in Fort William Corp. would have been

• A) $ 90,000.
• B) $ 75,000.
• C) $ 67,500.
• D) $ 60,000.

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