Exercise 12-24 (Algo) Equity method, partial year [LO12-6, 12-7] On July 1, 2021, Gupta Corporation bought 25% of the outstanding common stock of VB Company for $135 million cash, giving Gupta the ability to exercise significant influence over VB's operations. At the date of acquisition of the stock, VB's net assets had a total fair value of $440 million and a book value of $240 million. Of the $200 million difference, $28 million was attributable to the appreciated value of inventory that was sold during the last half of 2021, $132 million was attributable to buildings that had a remaining depreciable life of 15 years, and $40 million related to equipment that had a remaining depreciable life of 10 years. Between July 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021, VB earned net income of $36 million and declared and paid cash dividends of $28 million. Required: 1. Prepare all appropriate journal entries related to the investment during 2021, assuming Gupta accounts for this investment by the equity method. 2. Determine the amounts to be reported by Gupta. Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Prepare all appropriate journal entries related to the investment during 2021, assuming Gupta accounts for this investment by the equity method. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 2 decimal places (i.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.50).) No Transaction General Journal 1 1 Investment in equity affiliate Cash 2 2 Investment in equity affiliate 3 3 Investment revenue Cash Investment in equity affiliate 4 4 Investment revenue Investment in equity affiliate < Required 1 Required 2 > Show less Debit Credit 135.00 135.00 9.00 9.00 7.00 7.00 7.60 x 7.60