Hatcher Cosmetics acquired 10%

Hatcher Cosmetics acquired 10% of the 215,000 shares of common stock of Ramirez Fashion at a total cost of $16 per share on March 18, 2012. On June 30, Ramirez declared and paid a $77,400 cash dividend. On December 31, Ramirez reported net income of $130,400 for the year. At December 31, the market price of Ramirez Fashion was $18 per share. The securities are classified as available-for-sale.

Situation 2

Holmes, Inc. obtained significant influence over Nadal Corporation by buying 27% of Nadal’s 31,300 outstanding shares of common stock at a total cost of $10 per share on January 1, 2012. On June 15, Nadal declared and paid a cash dividend of $36,300. On December 31, Nadal reported a net income of $89,600 for the year.

Prepare all necessary journal entries in 2012 for both situations.(Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Brooks Corp. is a medium-sized corporation specializing in quarrying stone for building construction. The company has long dominated the market, at one time achieving a 70% market penetration. During prosperous years, the company’s profits, coupled with a conservative dividend policy, resulted in funds available for outside investment. Over the years, Brooks has had a policy of investing idle cash in equity securities. In particular, Brooks has made periodic investments in the company’s principal supplier, Norton Industries. Although the firm currently owns 12% of the outstanding common stock of Norton Industries, Brooks does not have significant influence over the operations of Norton Industries.

Cheryl Thomas has recently joined Brooks as assistant controller, and her first assignment is to prepare the 2012 year-end adjusting entries for the accounts that are valued by the “fair value” rule for financial reporting purposes. Thomas has gathered the following information about Brooks’s pertinent accounts.

For both classes of securities presented above, describe how the results of the valuation adjustments made to reflect the application of the “fair value” rule would be reflected in the body of and notes to Brooks’ 2012 financial statements. (Refer to Problem 17-8.)