Watkins, Inc. acquires all of the outstanding stock of Glen Corporation on January 1, 2012. At that date, Glen owns only three assets and has no liabilities:
If Watkins pays $450,000 in cash for Glen, what amount would be represented as the subsidiary's Equipment in a consolidation at December 31, 2014, assuming the book value of the equipment at that date is still $80,000? ?
A) $73,500. ? B) $80,000. ? C) $75,000. ? D) $76,500. ? E) $70,000.