On january 1, 2018, abc company acquired all of the common stock of xyz company for its underlying book value of $500,000. abc accounts for its investment in xyz using the equity method. information about the two companies as of the date of combination and for the years 2018 and 2019 is as follows. the entry to eliminate abc’s intercorporate ownership claim and xyz’s stockholders’ equity accounts as of the beginning of the period would include: