B. Cost, Being The Purchase Price
B. Cost, Being The Purchase Price
PROBLEMS
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1. Equity securities acquired for trading shall be measured at
a. Cost, being the purchase price plus transaction costs
b. Cost, being the purchase price
c. Fair value, with change in fair value taken to profit or loss
d. Fair value, with change in fair value taken to other comprehensive income
2. Under which type of investment classification is directly attributable cost of
acquisition not included in the initial measurement basis?
a. Investment in associate
b. Financial assets at amortized cost
c. Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
d. Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income
4. Which one of the following indicates that the investor does not exercise
significant influence over the investee?
a. Majority ownership of the investee is concentrated among a small
group of shareholders who operate the investee without regard to the
views of the investor.
b. There is interchange of managerial personnel between the investor and the
investee.
c. There are material intercompany transactions between investor and investee.
d. The investor has representation in the investee's board of directors.
10. An investor uses the equity method to account for its 30% investment in
ordinary shares of an investee. Amortization of the investor's share of the
excess of market value over book value of depreciable assets at the date of the
purchase should be reported in the investor's statement of comprehensive
income as part of
a. Share in the profit of investee
b. Other Expense
c. Depreciation Expense
d. Amortization of Goodwill
13. On September 11, 2020, Ali Company purchased for P7,000,000 the assets
and will assumed all the liabilities of Iris Corporation. As of this date, the book
value and fair market value of Iris assets are P10,000,000 and P11,500,000
respectively. Iris has current liabilities of P2,000,000 and noncurrent liabilities of
P3,250,000 respectively. How much goodwill is to be recorded by Ali?
Using the information 14 – 15:
LA SCALA Corporation had the following equity investments transactions:
Date Reference Particulars
2019 Buy invoice 10,000 Gerphil Corporation at P5 per share. Transaction cost P500.
Dec. 2 123 Designated as Equity Investment at Fair Value through Profit or
Loss.
Dec. 3 Sell invoice 10,000 Gerphil Corporation at P7 per share. Transaction cost
456 P700.
Dec. 6 Buy invoice 1,000 Gaudioso Corporation at P50 per share. Transaction cost
135 P500. Designated as Equity Investment at Fair Value Through Other
Comprehensive Income.
Dec. 18 Buy invoice 20,000 Gerphil Corporation at P6 per share. Transaction cost
156 P1,400. Designated as Equity Investment at Fair Value through
Profit or Loss.
Dec. 26 CM 1000 P500 Cash Dividend from Gaudioso Corporation.
Dec. 31 PSE Report Closing prices per share: Gerphil P7; Gaudioso P48; La Scala
P100
14. Which amounts should LA SCALA Corporation report in its December 31, 2019
Statement of Financial Position?
Equity Investment at Equity Investment at Other Comprehensive
Fair Value through Fair Value through Income – Unrealized
Profit and Loss Other Comprehensive Gain/Loss from equity
Income investment at OCI
a. P140,000 P50,500 P2,500 credit
b. P140,000 P48,000 P2,500 debit
c. P70,700 P49,400 none
d. P120,000 P100,000 P1,400
Cash 500,000
Dividend Revenue 500,000
(1,000 shares x P500 = 500,000)
17. Based on the foregoing, what is the journal entry to recognize the receipt of cash
dividend?
Cash 17,600
Dividend Revenue 17,600
(4,400 shares x P4 = 17,600)
19. Therese Company issued rights to subscribe to its stock, the ownership of 4
shares entitling the shareholders to subscribe for 1 share at P100. An investor
owned 50,000 shares with total cost of P5,000,000. The share is quoted right-
on at P125. The stock rights are accounted for separately and measured
initially at fair value. What is the cost of the new investment assuming all of the
stock rights are exercised by the investor?
20. On July 01, 2020, Jennifer Company acquired 20% of the outstanding ordinary
shares of another entity for P5,000,000. The carrying value of the acquired
assets was P4,000,000. The excess of cost over the carrying amount was
attributable to an identifiable intangible asset which was undervalued on the
investee’s statement of financial position and which had a remaining useful life
of 5 years. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the investee reported net
income of P6,000,000 and paid cash dividends of P1,000,000 on ordinary
shares capital and issued 10% stock dividend on December 31, 2020. What is
the carrying value of the investment in associate on December 31, 2020?