Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s) Below

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.

Paiva Corporation owns 80% of Ackroyd Corporation's outstanding common stock and Ackroyd owns 80% of the outstanding common stock of Bailey Corporation. Bailey Corporation owns 10% of the outstanding common stock of Ackroyd Corporation. The cost of the investments was equal to book value and there were not fair value/book value differences for the investments. The separate net incomes for the three affiliated companies for the year ended December 31, 2014 (excluding investment income) are as follows: Paiva Corporation, $100,000, Ackroyd Corporation, $50,000, and Bailey Corporation, $30,000. Use the conventional approach.

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-Ackroyd's noncontrolling interest share for 2014 is

A) $7,609.
B) $8,044.
C) $15,652.
D) $23,696.