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DEF Company Acquired in 2012 a 100% Interest in MNO

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DEF Company acquired in 2012 a 100% interest in MNO Company by acquiring shares that cost $50,000. In 2012, MNO Company reported income of $10,000 and $8,000 in 2013. MNO Company also paid dividends to DEF Company of $2,000 in 2012 and $ 8,000 in 2013. The balance of DEF Company's investment in MNO Company in its own books if it reflects the investment at cost at December 31, 2012 was:


A) $ 22,000
B) $ 42,000
C) $ 50,000
D) $ 78,000

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