REFERENCE: Ref.03_01 On January 1,2009,Cale Corp.paid $1,020,000 to Acquire Kaltop Co.Kaltop Maintained

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REFERENCE: Ref.03_01
On January 1,2009,Cale Corp.paid $1,020,000 to acquire Kaltop Co.Kaltop maintained separate incorporation.Cale used the equity method to account for the investment.The following information is available for Kaltop's assets,liabilities,and stockholders' equity accounts:
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Kaltop earned net income for 2009 of $126,000 and paid dividends of $48,000 during the year.
-In Cale's accounting records,what amount would appear on December 31,2009 for equity in subsidiary earnings?

• A)$79,000.
• B)$129,800.
• C)$126,000.
• D)$127,000.
• E)$81,800.

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