Avery Company Acquires Billings Company in a Combination Accounted for as an Acquisition

question 18

Essay

Avery Company acquires Billings Company in a combination accounted for as an acquisition and adopts the equity method to account for Investment in Billings. At the end of four years, the Investment in Billings account on Avery's books is $198,984. What items constitute this balance?

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