On January 1, Barnyard Corporation acquired common stock of Fresh Hay Corporation. At the time of acquisition, the book value and the fair value of Fresh Hay Corporation's net assets were $1 billion. During the year, Fresh Hay Corporation reported net income of $480 million and declared dividends of $160 million. The fair value of the shares increased by 10 percent during the year. How much income would Barnyard Corporation report for the year related to its investment under the assumption that it: A. Paid $150 million for 15 percent of the common stock and uses the fair value method to account for its investment in Fresh Hay Corporation. (Pay attention to the "fair value method" mention, some who attempted to answer this question got it wrong because they missed that). B. Paid $300 million for 30 percent of the common stock and uses the equity method to account for its investment in Fresh Hay Corporation. Please show all your steps so we can follow what we might be doing wrong.

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On January 1, Barnyard Corporation acquired common stock of Fresh Hay Corporation. At the time of acquisition, the book value and the fair value of Fresh Hay Corporation's net assets were $1 billion. During the year, Fresh Hay Corporation reported net income of $480 million and declared dividends of $160 million. The fair value of the shares increased by 10 percent during the year.

How much income would Barnyard Corporation report for the year related to its investment under the assumption that it:

A. Paid $150 million for 15 percent of the common stock and uses the fair value method to account for its investment in Fresh Hay Corporation. (Pay attention to the "fair value method" mention, some who attempted to answer this question got it wrong because they missed that).

B. Paid $300 million for 30 percent of the common stock and uses the equity method to account for its investment in Fresh Hay Corporation. Please show all your steps so we can follow what we might be doing wrong.

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