Assume that, on January 1, 2021, Carnival Corporation paid $2,320,000 for its investment in 33,000 shares of Sphinx Inc. Further, assume that Sphinx has 110,000 total shares of stock issued and estimates an eight-year remaining useful life and straight-line depreciation with no residual value for its depreciable assets.   At January 1, 2021, the book value of Sphinx's identifiable net assets was $7,340,000, and the fair value of Sphinx was $10,000,000. The difference between Sphinx's fair value and the book value of its identifiable net assets is attributable to $1,850,000 of land and the remainder to depreciable assets. Goodwill was not part of this transaction.   The following information pertains to Sphinx during 2021:         Net Income $ 400,000   Dividends declared and paid $ 240,000   Market price of common stock on 12/31/2021 $ 80 /share     What amount would Carnival Corporation report in its year-end 2021 balance sheet for its investment in Sphinx Inc.?

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Assume that, on January 1, 2021, Carnival Corporation paid $2,320,000 for its investment in 33,000 shares of Sphinx Inc. Further, assume that Sphinx has 110,000 total shares of stock issued and estimates an eight-year remaining useful life and straight-line depreciation with no residual value for its depreciable assets.
 
At January 1, 2021, the book value of Sphinx's identifiable net assets was $7,340,000, and the fair value of Sphinx was $10,000,000. The difference between Sphinx's fair value and the book value of its identifiable net assets is attributable to $1,850,000 of land and the remainder to depreciable assets. Goodwill was not part of this transaction.
 
The following information pertains to Sphinx during 2021:

       
Net Income $ 400,000  
Dividends declared and paid $ 240,000  
Market price of common stock on 12/31/2021 $ 80 /share
 

 
What amount would Carnival Corporation report in its year-end 2021 balance sheet for its investment in Sphinx Inc.?

 

 
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