Investor Company owns 40% of Alimand Corporation. During the calendar year, Alimand had net earnings of $100,000 and paid dividends of $10,000. Investor mistakenly recorded these transactions using the cost method rather than the equity method of accounting. What effect would this have on the investment account, net earnings, and retained earnings, respectively?

a Understate, overstate, overstate b Overstate, understate, understate c Overstate, overstate, overstate d Understate, understate, understate