Master Corporation Owns 85 Percent of Servant Corporation's Voting Shares

Multiple Choice

Master Corporation owns 85 percent of Servant Corporation's voting shares. On January 1, 20X8, Master Corporation sold $200,000 par value 8 percent bonds to Servant for $245,000. The bonds mature in 10 years and pay interest semiannually on January 1 and July 1.
Based on the information given above, what amount of investment in bonds will be eliminated in the preparation of the 20X8 consolidated financial statements?

A) $240,500
B) $200,000
C) $245,000
D) $211,500