On January 1, 2020, Alison, Inc.. paid $90,000 for a 40 percent interest in Holister Corporation's common stock. This investee had assets with a book value of $247,000 and liabilities of $94,500. A patent held by Hollister having a $6,000 book value was actually worth $52,500. This patent had a six-year remaining life. Any further excess cost associated with this acquisition was attributed to goodwill. During 2020, Holister earned income of $46,500 and declared and paid dividends of $16,000. In 2021. It had income of $57,200 and dividends of $21,000. During 2021, the fair value of Alison's investment in Holister had risen from $102.400 to $104.480. Assuming Alison uses the equity method, what balance should appear in the Investment in Hollister account as of December 31,



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