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Fisher Corporation Has the Following Investments at September 30, 2020

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Fisher Corporation has the following investments at September 30, 2020:  Fistorical cost  Fair value  Sept 30,2019 Fair value  Sept 30,2020 Shares of ABC $25,000$15,000$25,000 Bonds of Brooke 10,00012,00011,000 Shares of CooksTown (Fisher  holds 30% of the outstanding  voting shares of CooksTown)  12,00018,00016,000 Shares of Davenport 18,00020,00019,000\begin{array} { | l | r | r | r | } \hline & \text { Fistorical cost } & \begin{array} { r } \text { Fair value } \\\text { Sept } 30,2019\end{array} & \begin{array} { r } \text { Fair value } \\\text { Sept } 30,2020\end{array} \\\hline \text { Shares of ABC } & \$ 25,000 & \$ 15,000 & \$ 25,000 \\\hline \text { Bonds of Brooke } & 10,000 & 12,000 & 11,000 \\\hline \text { Shares of CooksTown (Fisher } & & & \\\text { holds 30\% of the outstanding } & & & \\\text { voting shares of CooksTown) } & 12,000 & 18,000 & 16,000 \\\hline \text { Shares of Davenport } & 18,000 & 20,000 & 19,000 \\\hline\end{array} What method of accounting will Fisher use to account for its investment in Brooke, if the intent of the business model is to hold the investment for the purpose of collecting contractual cash flows of principal and interest and profit from changes in value?


A) Amortized cost.
B) Equity method.
C) Fair value through other comprehensive income.
D) Fair value through profit or loss.

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