(A) For letters a to d, identify how much to add or deduct from the Investment in Associate account of ABC based on the following transactions or events:
a. Dec. 1, 2020 - Bought 3,000 X Corp. shares at P200 per share. The total ordinary shares outstanding of X is 100,000 and each had a par value of P150.
b. Jan. 1, 2021 - Bought an additional 15,000 shares of X Corp. for a total price of P3,800,000. The original shares are valued at P250 each. On the same date, ABC started providing essential technical information to X and that both corporations have an interchange of managerial personnel. Significant influence is established. There were no changes in the ordinary shares outstanding.
c. Net income reported for the year by the associate was P2,500,000. Adjust net income with data from letter d.
d. Dividends declared by X are P2,000,000. It has 90,000 6%, P100-par value preference shares outstanding which are cumulative and participating. No dividends were declared in the previous year.