REFERENCE: Ref.05_11 Pepe,Incorporated Acquired 60% of Devin Company on January 1,2009.On That

question 33

Multiple Choice

REFERENCE: Ref.05_11
Pepe,Incorporated acquired 60% of Devin Company on January 1,2009.On that date Devin sold equipment to Pepe for $45,000.The equipment had a cost of $120,000 and accumulated depreciation of $66,000 with a remaining life of 9 years.Devin reported net income of $300,000 and $325,000 for 2009 and 2010,respectively.Pepe uses the equity method to account for its investment in Devin.
-Compute the noncontrolling interest in the net income of Devin for 2009.

• A)$116,400.
• B)$120,400.
• C)$120,000.
• D)$123,200.
• E)$112,000.

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