Calculate the balance of its "investment in nye" account

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Reference no: EM1341467

At the beginning of 20X3, Jong Ltd. acquired 80% of the outstanding shares of Nye Co. for $1,400,000. At the acquisition date, Nye's shareholders' equity consisted of the following:

Common shares $350,000

Retained earnings 875,000

At the time of acquisition, all of Nye's net identifiable assets had carrying values that equalled their fair values with the exception of its patents. The fair value of the patents exceeded their carrying values by $525,000 and had a remaining life of 8 years.

The trial balances for Jong and Nye for December 31, 20X6 are as follows:

Jong Ltd. Nye Co.

	DR	CR	DR	CR
Cash	700,000		350,000
Accounts receivable	1,400,000		249,200
Inventory	2,100,000		1,575,000
Plant and equipment	9,800,000		1,750,000
Accumulated amortization		2,800,000		700,000
Patents			280,000
Investment in Nye	1,400,000
Investment in Jong bonds			170,800
Accounts payable		1,744,400		1,734,950
Bonds payable		350,000
Premium on bonds payable		5,600
Common shares		3,150,000		350,000
Retained earnings		7,000,000		1,400,000
Dividends	420,000		175,000
Sales		3,430,000		1,400,000
Dividend revenue		140,000
Interest revenue				15,050
Cost of goods sold	1,680,000		595,000
Operating expenses	673,400		210,000
Interest expense	26,600
Income tax expense	420,000	_________	245,000	________
	18,620,000	18,620,000	5,600,000	5,600,000

Additional information:

20X6 net income for Jong is $770,000 and for Nye, $365,050.
At the beginning of 20X6, Jong purchased a piece of equipment from Nye for $350,000. At the time of purchase, the equipment had a net book value of $280,000 to Nye and an estimated useful life of 5 years.
At the end of 20X5, Jong's inventory included $350,000 of goods purchased from Nye. Nye's had recorded a gross profit of $140,000 on this sale.
During 20X6, Nye sold goods to Jong for $700,000. Nye earned a gross profit of $280,000 on this sale.
At the end of 20X6, Jong had sold all the goods in its opening inventory to third parties but still had $210,000 of the goods purchased from Nye during 20X6 in its ending inventory. All of those goods will be sold to third parties in 20X7.
Amortization expense for the plant, equipment, and patent are included in operating expenses.
At the beginning of 20X4, Jong issued bonds for $359,800. These bonds have an interest rate of 8%, mature in 7 years, and have a face value of $350,000. Interest will be paid annually at the end of the year. Nye purchased half of these bonds at the beginning of 20X6 for $169,750. Any intercompany gains or losses on these bonds are to be allocated between the two companies.
Both companies have an average income tax rate of 40%.

Required:

Assume that Jong used the equity method of accounting for its investment in Nye instead of the cost method. Calculate the balance of its "Investment in Nye" account.

Reference no: EM1341467

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