Question: On Jan 1, Aleksi Corp. purchased all outstanding shares of Sarrela Enterprises. The book value of Sarrelas assets and liabilities equaled their fair values except

On Jan 1, Aleksi Corp. purchased all outstanding shares of Sarrela Enterprises. The book value of Sarrela’s assets and liabilities equaled their fair values except for apiece of land and a factory. On the date of acquisition, the land assessed market value was $88 while its value in Saarela’s books was $64. The factory, with a remaining life of 5 years, was undervalued in Saarela’s books by $23. Aleksi corp. uses   the   partial   equity   method   in   accounting   for   its   acquisition   of   Saarela Enterprises for its own records. The book value of Aleksi’s investment in Saarela was $455 at the start of the year. Aleksi reported net income of $208 and declared dividends of $96 while Saarela earned $52 in net income and declared $12 in dividends for the year. What in Aleksi’s ending balance of its investment in Saarela for the year?

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