Company A purchases 10 percent of Company X and Company A intends to hold the stock for at least five years. At the end of the current year, how would Company A's investment in Company X be reported on Company A's December 31 (year-end) balance sheet?

a. at original cost in the cunent assets section

b. at the December 31 market value in the current assets section

c. at original cost in the long-term assets section

d. at the December 31 market value in the long-term assets section