On January 1, 2021, Gooch Company acquires 80% of the outstanding common stock of House Inc., for a purchase price of $12,400,000. It was determined that the fair value of the noncontrolling interest in the subsidiary is $3,100,000. The book value of the Houses stockholders equity on the date of acquisition is $10,000,000 and its fair value of identifiable net assets is $10,850,000. The acquisition-date acquisition accounting premium (AAP) is allocated $600,000 to equipment with a remaining useful life of 10 years, and $250,000 to a patent with a remaining useful life of 5 years. Assume that during the year ended December 31, 2021, House reports net income of $950,000 and pays dividends of $150,000. Gooch uses the equity method to account for its investment in House.

Determine the December 31, 2021 ending balance in Gooch Companys pre-consolidation equity investment account.

Select one:

A. $12,952,000

B. $13,090,000

C. $12,400,000

D. $13,040,000

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On January 1, 2020, Coldspring Corp. paid $770,000 to acquire Whitt Co. Coldspring used the equity method to account for the investment. The following information is available for the assets, liabilities, and stockholders' equity accounts of Whitt:

	Book Value	Fair Value
Current assets	$95,000	$95,000
Land	95,000	120,000
Building (twenty year life)	255,000	310,000
Equipment (five year life)	185,000	190,000
Current liabilities	40,000	40,000
Long-term liabilities	65,000	65,000
Common stock	140,000
Additional paid-in capital	300,000
Retained earnings	210,000

Whitt earned net income for 2020 of $125,000 and paid dividends of $18,000 during the year. For 2020, what is the balance in Equity Income on Coldspring's books?

Select one:

A. $128,750

B. $125,000

C. $121,250

D. $143,000