Plate Corporation acquired 75 percent of the stock of Silver Company on January 1,20X7,for $225,000.At that date,the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $75,000.Silver's balance sheet contained the following amounts at the time of the combination:
During each of the next three years,Silver reported net income of $30,000 and paid dividends of $10,000.On January 1,20X9,Plate sold 1,500 shares of Silver's $10 par value shares for $60,000 in cash.Plate used the fully adjusted equity method in accounting for its ownership of Silver Company.
-Based on the preceding information,what was the balance in the investment account reported by Plate on January 1,20X9,before its sale of shares?

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Plate Corporation acquired 75 percent of the stock of Silver Company on January 1,20X7,for $225,000.At that date,the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $75,000.Silver's balance sheet contained the following amounts at the time of the combination:
  During each of the next three years,Silver reported net income of $30,000 and paid dividends of $10,000.On January 1,20X9,Plate sold 1,500 shares of Silver's $10 par value shares for $60,000 in cash.Plate used the fully adjusted equity method in accounting for its ownership of Silver Company.
-Based on the preceding information,what was the balance in the investment account reported by Plate on January 1,20X9,before its sale of shares?

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The Answer of Plate Corporation acquired 75 percent of the stock of Silver Company on January 1,20X7,for $225,000.At that date,the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $75,000.Silver's balance sheet contained the following amounts at the time of the combination:
  During each of the next three years,Silver reported net income of $30,000 and paid dividends of $10,000.On January 1,20X9,Plate sold 1,500 shares of Silver's $10 par value shares for $60,000 in cash.Plate used the fully adjusted equity method in accounting for its ownership of Silver Company.
-Based on the preceding information,what was the balance in the investment account reported by Plate on January 1,20X9,before its sale of shares?

Plate Corporation Acquired 75 Percent of the Stock of Silver