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On January 1, 2013, Lion Company paid $720,000 for 12,000 sharesof Wolf Company's voting common stock, which was a 10% interest inWolf. Lion does not have the ability to exercise significantinfluence over the operating and financial policies of Wolf. Lionreceived dividends of $1.00 per share from Wolf on October 2, 2013.Wolf reported net income of $380,000 for the year ended December31, 2013, and the ending market price of its shares was $65.

On July 2, 2014, Lion paid $2,412,000 for 36,000 additionalshares of Wolf's voting common stock, which represents a 30%investment in Wolf. The fair values of all of Wolf's assets, net ofliabilities, were equal to their book values of $8,040,000. As aresult of this transaction, Lion has the ability to exercisesignificant influence over the operating and financial policies ofWolf. Lion received dividends of $1.00 per share from Wolf on April2, 2014,and $1.25 per share on October 1, 2014. Wolf reported netincome of $480,000 for the year ended December 31, 2014, and$192,000 for the 6 months ended December 31, 2014.

Required:

For Lion, show the dividend income for 2013, as well as theDecember 31, 2013, unrealized holding gain or loss for theavailable-for-sale securities and carrying value of the investmentaccount.

Dividend income for 2013

12,000 shares x $1 = $12,000

12/31/13 unrealized holding gain in value of available-for-salesecurities

= ($65 - $720,000/12,000) x 12,000

= $5 x 12,000

= $60,000

12/31/13 carrying value of investment

= $65 x 12,000

= $780,000

Assuming that Lion issues comparative financial statements for2013 and 2014, show the investment income for 2013 and 2014, aswell as the December 31, 2013 and 2014 carrying value of theinvestment account.

Investment income for 2013

= $380,000 x 10%

= 38,000

Investment income for 2014

$ X

12/31/14 carrying value

$ X

I can not figure out the Xs. Please show how you got youranswers. Thank you!

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Beverley Smith
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