Arm, Inc. acquired 15% of Waist Corporation on January 1, 2017, for $410,000 when the book value of Waist’s net assets was $1,050,000. During 2017, Waist reported net income of $230,000 and paid dividends of $90,000. On January 1, 2017, Arm purchased an additional 25% of Waist for $510,000. Any excess of cost over book value was attributable to goodwill (No amortization). On that same date, Arm changed to the equity method. During 2018, Waist reported net income of $480,000 and paid dividends of $100,000.
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