Exercise 22-22 x Your answer is incorrect. Try again. On January 1, 2017, Bramble Co. purchased 23,000 shares (a 10% interest) in Elton John Corp. for $1,430,000. At the time, the book value and the fair value of John's net assets were $13,800,000. On July 1, 2018, Bramble paid $3,220,000 for 46,000 additional shares of John common stock, which represented a 20% investment in John. The fair value of John's identifiable assets net of liabilities was equal to their carrying amount of $15,100,000. As a result of this transaction, Bramble owns 30% of John and can exercise significant influence over John's operating and financial policies. (Any excess fair value is attributed to goodwill.) John reported the following net income and declared and paid the following dividends. Dividend per Share None Year ended 12/31/17 Six months ended 6/30/18 Six months ended 12/31/18 Net Income $770,000 460,000 820,000 None $1.55 Determine the ending balance that Bramble Co. should report as its investment in John Corp. at the end of 2018. Investment in Elton John Corp. 4,912,050 Click if you would like to show Work for this question: Open Show Work