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Investment in associate calculation

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  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 4 years ago by AvatarStephen Widberg.
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  • June 21, 2021 at 6:58 pm #626013
    Avatarzony123
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    Hello sir,
    Sir I was reading the group accounting and I want to ask one thing from the calculation of the investment in associate amount…. that why we did not add simply the share of profit of associate and why we add the share of post-acquisation profit.

    Plus I have another question which is that when associate sells goods to p and some unrealised profits remain so why we are not deducting it from share of post acquisition profit of associate?

    Thank u in advance

    June 22, 2021 at 12:18 pm #626064
    AvatarStephen Widberg
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    I think you may need to recap our lectures on associates in FR – always cost plus % post acq profits

    Associate inventory profits not really examined at this level – but I would deduct %profit from associate’s profit

    June 24, 2021 at 2:29 am #626186
    Avatarzony123
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    Yes sir you are right but sir i am still confused about why we did not minus unrealised profit from associate’s profit to find out p’s share of profit?
    Here is reference from kaplan study text illustration 3:
    W1: Investment in associate:
    Cost. =200000
    Share of post-acquisation profit
    (30%×800000×6/12). =120000
    Share of excess depreciation
    (30%×((1.8m-1m)/10years×6/12) = (12000)
    Impairment. (50000)
    Investment in associate 2058000

    (W2)
    Share of profit of associate:
    P’s share of A’s profit after tax
    (30%×800000×6/12). 120000
    Impairment. (50000)
    Share of excess depreciation
    (30%×((1.8m-1m)/10years×6/12) =
    (12000)
    P’s share of purp. (30000)
    Share of profit of associate=
    28000
    Sir so my question here is that why when calculating w1 why didn’t deduct unrealised profit from 800000 profit because this profit figure have unrealised profit.

    June 24, 2021 at 9:39 am #626209
    AvatarStephen Widberg
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    It may be that they have adjusted the CA of inventory in SFP instead. No strict rules on associate profits.

    Don’t worry about it.

    Focus on real group accounts questions which have very few numbers!

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