Paris, Inc

Multiple Choice

Paris, Inc. owns 80% of the voting stock of Stance, Inc. The excess total fair value over book value was $75,000. Any excess fair value is assigned to a franchise contract to be amortized over a 10-year period. Stance holds 10% of the voting stock of Paris and paid an amount that equaled 10% of the book value of Paris at the time the investment was acquired. During the current year, Paris reported its own net income of $200,000 before investment income from Stance. Paris had dividend income from Stance of $20,000. At the same time, Stance reported its own net income of $40,000 before investment income. Stance's dividend income from Paris was $5,000.What is consolidated net income?

A) $229,500.
B) $237,000.
C) $245,000.
D) $232,500.
E) $240,000.