Question: On January 1, 2003, Bangle Company purchased 30% of the voting common stock of Sleat Corp. for $1,000,000. Any excess of cost over book value was assigned to goodwill. During 2003, Sleat paid dividends of $24,000 and reported a net loss of $140,000. What is the balance in the investment account on December 31, 2003?
A) $950,800
B) $945,800
C) $939,300
D) $990,100
E) $956,400