Tinker Co Owns 25% of the Common Stock of Harbor Co

question 70

Essay

Tinker Co. owns 25% of the common stock of Harbor Co. and uses the equity method to account for the investment. During 2011, Harbor reported income of $120,000 and paid dividends of $40,000. Harbor owns a building with a useful life of twenty years which is undervalued by $80,000.
Required:
Prepare a schedule to show the equity income Tinker should recognize for 2011 related to this investment.

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Definitions:

LIFO Method

The "Last In, First Out" inventory valuation method, where the most recently produced items are recorded as sold first.

Inventory

The raw materials, work-in-progress products, and finished goods considered to be the portion of a business's assets that are ready or will be ready for sale.

FIFO Method

The "first-in, first-out" inventory costing method, where the costs of the earliest goods purchased or produced are the first to be expensed.

Periodic System

An inventory system in which updates to inventory levels are made on a periodic basis rather than continuously.