Equity Method Accounting, Subsequent Years

PL Communications acquired all of the stock of SJ Telecom on January 1, 2019. It is now December 31, 2021, three years later. PL Communications uses the complete equity method to report its investment in SJ Telecom on its own books. Both companies have December 31 year-ends. The following information is available:

PL Communications paid $400 million to acquire SJ Telecom.

At the date of acquisition, the book values of all of SJ Telecoms reported assets and liabilities approximated fair value. Previously unreported limited-lived identifiable intangibles with a fair value of $20 million were recognized. These intangibles had an estimated life of 5 years, straight-line. There have been no impairment losses.

Total goodwill impairment losses for 2019 and 2020 were $1 million. There is no goodwill impairment for 2021.

The change in SJ Telecoms retained earnings from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2020, was $12 million.

In 2021, SJ Telecom reported net income of $6,500,000 and declared and paid dividends of $1,500,000.

SJ Telecom does not report any other comprehensive income.

Required

Enter both answers in millions (using decimal places, if applicable).

a. Calculate equity in net income for 2021, reported on the books of PL Communications.

$_____ million

b. Calculate the December 31, 2021 balance in Investment in SJ Telecom, reported on the books of PL Communications.

$_____ million