Beaver Inc. purchases 40 percent (8,000 shares) of DC Enterprises' outstanding common stock (20,000 shares), paying $120 per share. Later in the year, Beaver receives a dividend of $1.75 per share; at year-end Beaver receives DC's income statement showing that the company earned $62,000 for the year. For purposes of this problem, assume Beaver is able to exercise significant influence over DC and therefore uses the equity method. The DC stock is selling for $127 per share at year-end.

What is the ending balance of the DC stock on Beaver's BALANCE SHEET at year end?

a. 998,800
b. 970,800
c. 974,000
d. 1,016,000

Option C is the correct one.

Explanation:

A: Under equity method, the balance shown will be = initial investment + dividend

Therefore, from the given options, C is the correct answer.

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