During january 2017, wells, inc. acquired 30% of the outstanding common stock of wilton co. for $1,400,000. this investment gave wells the ability to exercise significant influence over wilton. wilton’s assets on that date were recorded at $6,400,000 with liabilities of $3,000,000. any excess of cost over book value of wells’ investment was attributed to unrecorded patents having a remaining useful life of ten years. in 2017, wilton reported net income of $600,000. for 2018, wilton reported net income of $750,000. dividends of $200,000 were paid in each of these two years. what was the reported balance of wells’ investment in wilson co. at december 31, 2018?

Aprice ceiling is “binding” if the price ceiling is set below the equilibrium price. suppose that the equilibrium price is $5. if a price ceiling is set at $6, this will not affect the market in any way since $5 remains a legally allowable price (since $5 < $6). a price ceiling of $6 is called a “non-binding” price ceiling. on the other hand, if the price ceiling is set at $4, the price ceiling is “binding” because the natural equilibrium price is $5 but that is no longer allowed. what happens when there is a binding price ceiling? at a price below the equilibrium price, quantity demanded exceeds quantity supplied. there is a shortage. normally, price increases eliminate shortages by increasing quantity supplied and decreasing quantity demanded. in this case, however, price increases are not allowed past the price ceiling. we therefore predict that the observed market price will be right at the price ceiling and there will be a permanent shortage. the observed quantity bought and sold will be dictated by the quantity supplied at the price ceiling. although consumers would like to buy more, there are no more units for sale