Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s) Below

question 35

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.

Paint Corporation owns 82% of Achille Corporation and Achille Corporation owns 80% of Badrack Corporation. For the current year, the separate net incomes (excluding investment income) of Paint, Achille, and Badrack are $120,000, $100,000, and $50,000, respectively. The cost of each investment was equal to the book value of the investment, which was also equal to the fair value.

-Noncontrolling interest share for Achille is

• A)$18,000.
• B)$25,200.
• C)$36,200.
• D)$72,000.

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Definitions:

Contributed Surplus

An account on a company's balance sheet representing the excess amount investors pay over the par value of the company's shares.

Preferred Shares

A class of ownership in a corporation that has a higher claim on assets and earnings than common shares, often with fixed dividends.

Common Shares

Equity securities that represent ownership in a company, entitling holders to vote at shareholder meetings and to receive a share of the company's profits through dividends.

Book Values

The value of an asset or liability according to its balance sheet account balance, taking into account the cost of the asset minus depreciation.