Pam Corporation acquired a 90 percent interest in Sun Corporation on July 1, 2017, for $675,000. The stockholders' equity of Sun at December 31, 2016, was as follows (in thousands):
Capital stock ..................... $500
Retained earnings ............... 200
Total .............................. $700
During 2017 and 2018, Sun reported income and declared dividends as follows:

On July 1, 2018, Pam sold a 10 percent interest (or one-ninth of its investment) in Sun for $85,000.
REQUIRED
1. Determine Pam's investment income for 2017 and 2018, and its investment balance on December 31, 2017 and 2018.
2. Determine noncontrolling interest share for 2017 and 2018, and the total of noncontrolling interest on December 31, 2017 and 2018.

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2017 2018 Net income Dividends (December) $100,000 50,000 $80,000 0,000