The Following Statements of Shareholders' Equity Were Prepared for Harnham

The following statements of shareholders' equity were prepared for Harnham Hill Ltd,a 20% owned associate of the parent entity Delville Wood Ltd,at 30 June (amounts in thousands) : $\begin{array}{lrrr}&20x3&20x7&20x8\\\text { Shareholders' equity }\\\text { Share capital }&\$ 2000 & \$ 2000 & \$ 2000 \\\text { Revaluation surplus }& & & 1000 \\ \text { Retained earnings }&4000 & 6000 & 6500\\\text { Total shareholders' equity }&\$6000&\$8000&\$9500\end{array}$ Other information:

I.On 1 July 20X3,Delville Wood Ltd acquired its 20% investment for a cash outlay of $2 000 000.
II.During the year ended 30 June 20X8,Harnham Hill Ltd earned a profit of $1 400 000 before tax (income tax expense $400 000) and paid a dividend of $500 000.
III.Any goodwill element in the cost of the investment had not been impaired in the investment period.
At 30 June 20X8,the carrying amount of the investment in the consolidated balance sheet of the group controlled by Delville Wood Ltd was:

A) $2 500 000.
B) $2 000 000.
C) $2 700 000.
D) none of the above.