Grant, Inc. acquired 30% of South Co.'s voting stock for $200,000 on January 2, 2015.Grant's 30% interest in South gave Grant the ability to exercise significant influence over South's operating and financial policies. During 2015, South earned $80,000 and paid dividends of $50,000. South reported earnings of $100,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2016, and $200,000 for the year ended December 31, 2016. On July 1, 2016, Grant sold half of its stock in South for $150,000 cash. South paid dividends of $60,000 on October 1, 2016.Before income taxes, what amount should Grant include in its 2015 Income Statement as a result of the investment?

Joint cost cheyenne, inc. produces three products from a common input. the joint costs for a typical quarter follow: direct materials $45,000 direct labor 55,000 overhead 60,000 the revenues from each product are as follows: product a $75,000 product b 80,000 product c 30,000 management is considering processing product a beyond the split-off point, which would increase the sales value of product a to $116,000. however, to process product a further means that the company must rent some special equipment costing $17,500 per quarter. additional materials and labor also needed would cost $12,650 per quarter. a. what is the gross profit currently being earned by the three products for one quarter? $answer b. what is the effect on quarterly profits if the company decides to process product a further? $answer