Purchaser Corporation Acquires 30% of the Outstanding Voting Common Shares

Purchaser Corporation acquires 30% of the outstanding voting common shares of the Investee Corporation for $600,000.Purchaser Corporation acquires the investment in Investee Corporation by buying previously issued shares of Investee Corporation from other investors. When Purchaser Corporation acquired 30% of Investee Corporation's common shares for $600,000, Investee Corporation's total shareholders' equity was $1.5 million.Purchaser Corporation's cost exceeds the carrying value of the net assets acquired by $150,000 [ $600,000 - (0.30 x $1,500,000) ]. What is/are the accounting procedure(s) for this premium?

A) The investor's accounting for the excess purchase price embedded in the Investment in Stock of Investee Corporation account is similar to the treatment of an excess purchase price in a business combination.
B) The investor identifies any recorded assets and liabilities with fair values that differ from their carrying values, as well as any unrecorded assets and liabilities.
C) The investor attributes the excess purchase price to the assets and liabilities with fair values that differ from their carrying values, as well as any unrecorded assets and liabilities, based on the investor's proportionate ownership interest.
D) The investor attributes the excess purchase price to the assets and liabilities with fair values that differ from their carrying values, as well as any unrecorded assets and liabilities, based on the investor's proportionate ownership interest and any remaining excess purchase price to goodwill.
E) all of the above