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Mop Ltd Acquired a 40 Per Cent Interest in Bucket

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Mop Ltd acquired a 40 per cent interest in Bucket Ltd on 1 July 2014 for a cash consideration of $824 000.Bucket Ltd's assets and liabilities were recorded at fair value at the time of purchase and were represented by equity as follows:  Share capital 1580000 Retained earnings 480000 Total shareholders’ funds 2060000\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Share capital } & 1580000 \\\hline \text { Retained earnings } & \underline { 480000 } \\\hline \text { Total shareholders' funds } & \underline { 2060000 } \\\hline\end{array} Additional information relating to the period ended 30 June 2015:
Bucket Ltd had an after-tax profit of $665 000.
Bucket Ltd proposed a dividend out of pre-acquisition profits of $90 000.
Later in the period Bucket Ltd paid the $90 000 dividend and declared a further $100 000 dividend out of post-acquisition profits.This dividend will not be paid until the following period.
Mop Ltd accrues the dividends of associates as revenue when they are proposed.The investment has been recorded in Mop's books in accordance with the cost method.What consolidation journal entries are required to apply the equity accounting method for the period ended 30 June 2015?


A)
Dr Investment in Bucket Ltd 824000Cr Cash 824000Dr Dividend receivable 36000Cr Investment in Bucket Ltd 36000Dr Investment in Bucket Ltd 266000Cr Share of associate’s profit 266000Dr Dividend receivable 40000Cr Investment in Bucket Ltd 40000\begin{array} { | l | l | r | r | } \hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Investment in Bucket Ltd } & 824000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Cash } & & 824000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Dividend receivable } & 36000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Investment in Bucket Ltd } & & 36000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Investment in Bucket Ltd } & 266000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Share of associate's profit } & & 266000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Dividend receivable } & 40000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Investment in Bucket Ltd } & & 40000 \\\hline\end{array}
B)
Dr Investment in Bucket Ltd 266000Cr Share of associate’s profit 266000Dr Dividend revenue 40000Cr Investment in Bucket Ltd 40000\begin{array} { | c | l | r | r | } \hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Investment in Bucket Ltd } & 266000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Share of associate's profit } & & 266000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Dividend revenue } & 40000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Investment in Bucket Ltd } & & 40000 \\\hline\end{array}
C)
Dr Investment in Bucket Ltd 824000Cr Share capital 632000Cr Retained earnings 192000Dr Dividend receivable 36000Cr Investment in Bucket Ltd 36000Dr Dividend receivable 40000Cr Dividend revenue 40000\begin{array} { | l | l | r | r | } \hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Investment in Bucket Ltd } & 824000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Share capital } & & 632000 \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Retained earnings } & & 192000 \\\hline\\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Dividend receivable } &36000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Investment in Bucket Ltd } & & 36000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Dividend receivable } &40000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Dividend revenue } & & 40000 \\\hline\end{array}
D)
Dr Investment in Bucket Ltd 824000Cr Share capital 632000Cr Retained earnings 192000Dr Dividend revenue 36000Cr Investment in Bucket Ltd 36000Dr Dividend revenue 40000Cr Dividend receivable 40000\begin{array} { | l | l | r | r | } \hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Investment in Bucket Ltd } & 824000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Share capital } & & 632000 \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Retained earnings } & & 192000 \\\hline\\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Dividend revenue } &36000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Investment in Bucket Ltd } & &36000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Dividend revenue } & 40000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Dividend receivable } & & 40000 \\\hline\end{array}

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