On January 1, 2014, Alison, Inc., paid $83,800 for a 40 percent interest in Holister Corporations common stock. This investee had assets with a book value of $290,500 and liabilities of $117,000. A patent held by Holister having a $13,600 book value was actually worth $31,600. This patent had a six-year remaining life. Any further excess cost associated with this acquisition was attributed to goodwill. During 2014, Holister earned income of $40,700 and declared and paid dividends of $14,000. In 2015, it had income of $70,000 and dividends of $19,000. During 2015, the fair value of Allisons investment in Holister had risen from $95,380 to $106,180.

a) Assuming Alison uses the equity method, what balance should appear in the Investment in Holister account as of December 31, 2015?

b) Assuming Alison uses fair-value accounting, what income from the investment in Holister should be reported for 2015?