
1)
Investment: The act of allocating money to buy a monetary asset, in order to generate wealth in the future is referred to as investment.
Equity investments: The financial instruments which claim ownership in the issuing company and pay a dividend revenue to the investor company, are referred to as equity securities. The investments in equity securities are referred to as equity investments.
Equity method: Equity method is the method used for accounting equity investments which claim a significant influence of above 20% but less than 50% in the outstanding stock of the investee company.
To Explain: The points to be considered before deciding to recognize the investments under equity method in the books of Company MP.
2)
The amount related to the investments to be reported by Company MP.

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