REFERENCE: Ref.03_03 Cashen Co.paid $2,400,000 to Acquire All of the Common Stock

question 25

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REFERENCE: Ref.03_03
Cashen Co.paid $2,400,000 to acquire all of the common stock of Janex Corp.on January 1,2009.Janex's reported earnings for 2009 totaled $432,000,and it paid $120,000 in dividends during the year.The amortization of allocations related to the investment was $24,000.Cashen's net income,not including the investment,was $3,180,000,and it paid dividends of $900,000.
-What is the amount of consolidated net income?

• A)$3,180,000.
• B)$3,612,000.
• C)$3,300,000.
• D)$3,588,000.
• E)$3,420,000.

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