BuyCo, Inc., holds 22 percent of the outstanding shares of Marqueen Company and appropriately applies the equity method of accounting. Excess cost amortization (related to a patent) associated with this investment amounts to $12,000 per year. For 2020, Marqueen reported earnings of $118,000 and declares cash dividends of $26,000. During that year, Marqueen acquired inventory for $60,000, which it then sold to BuyCo for $75,000. At the end of 2020, BuyCo continued to hold merchandise with a transfer price of $29,000.