On January 1, 2017, the Leaf Company acquired a 5% interest in the Trunk Corporation through the purchase of 100,000 shares of Trunk's common stock for $640,000; the investment is recorded on Leaf's books as trading securities. During 2017, Trunk paid $40,000 in dividends and reported net income of $100,000. The market price of Trunk's common stock was $6.20 per share on December 31, 2017. Leaf should report the investment in the Trunk Corporation on its December 31, 2017, balance sheet at
A) $620,000.
B) $627,000.
C) $640,000.
D) $645,000.
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