On January 1 2017 Dumas Industries Acquired a 18% Interest $\begin{array}{l}&&\text { Investment Net }\\& \text { Account } & \text { Earnings (loss) } \\\end{array}$

On January 1 2017 Dumas Industries acquired a 18% interest in Arlongton Corporation through the purchase of 12000 shares of Arlongton Corporation common stock for $250000. During 2017 Arlongton Corp. paid $60000 in dividends and reported a net loss of $90000. Dumas is able to exert significant influence on Arlongton. However Dumas mistakenly records these transactions using the cost method rather than the equity method of accounting. Which of the following would show the correct presentation for Dumas's investment using the equity method? $\begin{array}{l}&&\text { Investment Net }\\& \text { Account } & \text { Earnings (loss) } \\\end{array}$
A) $\begin{array}{l}& \$ 90,000 && ( \$ 30,000 ) \\\end{array}$
B) $\begin{array}{l}& \$ 223,000 && ( \$ 16,200 ) \\\end{array}$
C) $\begin{array}{l}& \$ 233,800 && ( \$ 16,200 ) \\\end{array}$
D) $\begin{array}{l} & \$ 233,800 && ( \$ 5,400 )\end{array}$