Monday, September 10, 2018

On January 1, 2016, Halstead, Inc., purchased 75,000 shares of Sedgwick Company common stock for $1,480,000, giving Halstead 25 percent ownership and the ability to apply significant influence over Sedgwick. Any excess of cost over book value acquired was attributed solely to goodwill. Sedgwick reports net income and dividends as follows. These amounts are assumed to have occurred evenly throughout these years. Dividends are declared and paid in the same period. Net Income Annual Cash Dividends (paid quarterly) 2016 $340,000 $120,000 2017 480,000 140,000 2018 600,000 160,000 ________________________________________ On July 1, 2018, Halstead sells 12,000 shares of this investment for $25 per share, thus reducing its interest from 25 to 21 percent, but maintaining its significant influence. Determine the amounts that would appear on Halstead's 2018 income statement relating to its ownership and partial sale of its investment in Sedgwick's common stock.

Question Code: 20002
On January 1, 2016, Halstead, Inc., purchased 75,000 shares of Sedgwick Company common stock for $1,480,000, giving Halstead 25 percent ownership and the ability to apply significant influence over Sedgwick. Any excess of cost over book value acquired was attributed solely to goodwill.

Sedgwick reports net income and dividends as follows. These amounts are assumed to have occurred evenly throughout these years. Dividends are declared and paid in the same period.


Net Income
Annual Cash Dividends (paid quarterly)
2016
$340,000
$120,000
2017
480,000
140,000
2018
600,000
160,000



On July 1, 2018, Halstead sells 12,000 shares of this investment for $25 per share, thus reducing its interest from 25 to 21 percent, but maintaining its significant influence. 


Determine the amounts that would appear on Halstead's 2018 income statement relating to its ownership and partial sale of its investment in Sedgwick's common stock.

Price: 10USD
Question Code: 20002

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