Photo Finish Corporation Bought a 40% Interest in Click-It Corporation's

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Photo Finish Corporation bought a 40% interest in Click-It Corporation's $1 par value voting common stock on March 31,2019.On that date,Photo Finish paid $20 million for the 2 million shares at a $10 market price per share.On December 31,2019,Click-It paid a $1 million cash dividend declared earlier in 2019,and reported net income for the year ended 2019 of $10 million.On December 31,2019,Click-It's stock was trading at $11.50 per share. At what amount will the Click-It investment be reported on Photo Finish's December 31,2019 balance sheet?

• A)$20,000,000.
• B)$23,000,000.
• C)$23,600,000.
• D)$24,000,000.

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