Suppose that on January 6, 2024, East Coast Motors paid $280,000,000 for its 35% investment in Boxcar

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Suppose that on January 6, 2024, East Coast Motors paid $280,000,000 for its 35% investment in Boxcar Motors. East Coast has significant influence over Boxcar after the purchase. Assume Boxcar earned net income of $90,000,000 and paid cash dividends of $45,000,000 to all outstanding stockholders during 2024. (Assume all outstanding stock is voting stock.)

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1. What method should East Coast Motors use to account for the investment in Boxcar Motors? Give your reasoning.
2. Journalize all required 2024 transactions related to East Coast Motors’s Boxcar investment. Include an explanation for each entry.
3. Post all 2024 transactions to the investment T-account. What is its balance after all the transactions are posted? How would this balance be classified on the balance sheet dated December 31, 2024?

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