On January 1, 2020, Barber Corp

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On January 1, 2020, Barber Corp. paid $1,160,000 to acquire Thompson Co. Thompson maintained separate incorporation. Barber used the equity method to account for the investment. The following information is available for Thompson's assets, liabilities, and stockholders' equity accounts on January 1, 2020: Thompson earned net income for 2020 of $134,000 and paid dividends of $51,000 during the year.If Barber Corp. had net income of $468,000 in 2020, exclusive of the investment, what is the amount of consolidated net income?

A) $468,000.
B) $519,000.
C) $602,000.
D) $602,900.
E) $691,000.