Ryan Company Owns 80% of Chase Company Assume Chase Reacquired 8,000 Shares of Its Common Stock from Presented

question 78

Multiple Choice

Ryan Company owns 80% of Chase Company. The original balances presented for Ryan and Chase as of January 1, 2011 are as follows: $\begin{array}{l}\text { Chase Company: }\\\begin{array}{lr}\text { Shares outstanding } & 50,000 \\\text { Book value } & \$ 400,000 \\\text { Book value per share } & \$ 8\\\\\text { Ryan Company: }\\\text { Shares owned of Chase } & 40,000 \\\text { Book value of investment in Chase } & \$ 320,000\end{array}\end{array}$ Assume Chase reacquired 8,000 shares of its common stock from outsiders at $10 per share.
-When Ryan's new percent ownership is rounded to a whole number, what adjustment is needed for Ryan's investment in Chase account?

• A) $16,000 decrease.
• B) $60,000 decrease.
• C) $64,000 increase.
• D) $64,000 decrease.
• E) No adjustment is necessary.

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