Paris, Inc

Multiple Choice

Paris, Inc. owns 80 percent of the voting stock of Stance, Inc. The excess total fair value over book value was $75,000. Stance holds 10 percent of the voting stock of Paris. The payment for that investment was in excess of book value and fair value by $15,000. Any excess fair value is assigned to trademarks to be amortized over a 10-year period. During the current year, Paris reported operating income of $200,000 and dividend income from Stance of $20,000. At the same time, Stance reported operating income of $40,000 and dividend income from Paris of $5,000.
-What will be reported as the noncontrolling interest in Stance's net income?

A) $6,500.
B) $8,000.
C) $9,000.
D) $7,500.
E) $1,000.