Review of pre-consolidation equity method (controlling investment in affiliate, fair value differs from book value)

Assume an investee has the following financial statement information for the three years ending December 31, 2019:

(At December 31)	2019	2018	2017
Current assets	$285,000	$277,500	$207,000
Tangible fixed assets	662,500	575,000	563,000
Intangible assets	40,000	45,000	50,000
Total assets	$987,500	$897,500	$820,000
Current liabilities	$120,000	$110,000	$100,000
Noncurrent liabilities	266,250	242,500	220,000
Common stock	100,000	100,000	100,000
Additional paid-in capital	100,000	100,000	100,000
Retained earnings	400,000	345,000	300,000
Stockholders' equity	600,000	545,000	500,000
Total liabilities and equity	$986,250	$897,500	$820,000

(For the years ended December 31)	2019	2018	2017
Revenues	$970,000	$920,000	$850,000
Expenses	875,000	840,000	775,000
Net income	$95,000	$80,000	$75,000
Dividends	$40,000	$35,000	$25,000

Assume that on January 1, 2017, an investor company purchased 100% of the outstanding voting common stock of the investee. On the date of the acquisition, the investees identifiable net assets had fair values that approximated their historical book values. In addition, the acquisition resulted in no goodwill or bargain purchase gain recognized in the consolidated financial statements of the investor company. Assuming that the investor company uses the equity method to account for its investment in the investee, what is the balance in the investment in investee account in the investor companys pre- consolidation balance sheet on December 31, 2019?

$987,500

$450,000

$500,000

$600,000