Gold Co. received dividends from its common stock investments during the year ended December 31 as follows: * A cash dividend totaling $50,000 from its trading security investment in Hico Corporation, when the market price of Hico's shares was $40 per share * A cash dividend of $20,000 from Garden Corp. in which Gold Co. owns a 32% interest How much dividend income should Gold report in its income statement?

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Gold Co. received dividends from its common stock investments during the year ended December 31 as follows:
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A cash dividend totaling $50,000 from its trading security investment in Hico Corporation, when the market price of Hico's shares was $40 per share
*
A cash dividend of $20,000 from Garden Corp. in which Gold Co. owns a 32% interest

How much dividend income should Gold report in its income statement?

 

Select one:
a. $0
b. $20,000
c. $50,000
d. $30,000 
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