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Amazon Inc. purchased 30 percent of Whole Foods Market's voting stock on January 1, 2015, for 5.2 million in cash. At the date of acquisition,

Amazon Inc. purchased 30 percent of Whole Foods Market's voting stock on January 1, 2015, for £5.2 million in cash. At the date of acquisition, Whole Foods reported its total assets at £90 million and its total liabilities at £84 million. Investigation revealed that Whole Foods' equipment (10-year life) was overvalued by £3 million and it had an unreported patent (3-year life) valued at £1 million. Whole Foods declares and pays £180,000 in dividends and reports net income of £400,000 in 2022.

Required: Prepare the necessary journal entries on Amazon's books to report the above information for 2022 assuming Amazon uses the equity method to report its investment.

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