Pepe, Incorporated acquired 60% of Devin Company on January 1, 2017.On that date Devin sold equipment to Pepe for $45,000. The equipment had a cost of $120,000 and accumulated depreciation of $66,000 with a remaining life of 9 years. Devin reported net income of $300,000 and $325,000 for 2017 and 2018, respectively. Pepe uses the equity method to account for its investment in Devin.

Assuming there are no excess amortizations or other intra-entity transactions, Compute the income from Devin reported on Pepe's books for 2017.

Multiple Choice

• $174,600.
• $184,800.
• $172,000.
• $171,000.
• $180,000.