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

question 4

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 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%.
• B) 87.5%.
• C) 90%.
• D) 75%.
• E) 82.5%.

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