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Exeter Company acquires 35% of the voting stock of Fenton Corporation for $7,000,000 on January 1, 2020. At the time, the book value of Fenton was $20,000,000. During 2020, Fenton reported net income of $3,000,000 and declared and paid dividends of $500,000. Both companies have December 31 year-ends, and the fair value of the investment at year-end was $9,000,000. Exeter uses the equity method to report its investment in Fenton stock.
-Now assume Fenton's book value at the date of acquisition was $15,000,000, and the excess paid over book value is attributed to previously unrecorded intangibles with an estimated remaining life of five years. Straight-line amortization is appropriate. What amount does Exeter report as equity in net income of Fenton for 2020?
A) $ 700,000
B) $3,000,000
C) $ 927,500
D) $1,050,000
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