On January $1,207,$ Romulus Company acquired $30\%$ of the outstanding common stock of Remus Corporation for $$650,000.$ Remus

reported net income and paid dividends for the years ended $207,208,$ and $209,$ as follows:

Based on the above information, the amount of income related to its investment in Remus to be reported by Romulus for the year $209$ is:

$$24,000$

$$21,000$

$$70,000$

$$9,000$

None of the above