On January 1, 2014, Alden Company Acquired 15,000 Shares of the Nonvoting

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On January 1, 2014, Alden Company acquired 15,000 shares of the nonvoting common stock of Maxim Corporation as a long-term investment. Maxim reported a 2014 net income of $35,000. On January 2, 2015, Maxim declared and paid a $10,000 cash dividend. The fair value of the Maxim stock held by Alden on December 31, 2014, was $224,000. Alden Company has recorded only the following journal entries: Required:
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
A. What method did Alden use to account for the investment?
B. Did Alden fail to make an adjusting entry on December 31, 2014?
C. What condition, if changed, would require that the equity method be used?
D. Assuming the fair value method is used; calculate the valuation of the net investment on January 3, 2015.