On January 1, 2016, Turtle Inc. bought 30% of the outstanding shares of Shell Corporation
common stock at a cost of $150,000. Turtle uses the equity method of accounting for this
investment is used. During 2016, Shell Corporation reported $40,000 of net income and paid a
total of $5,000 in cash dividends. At the end of 2016, the shares had a fair value of $160,000.
At the end of 2016, the shares of Shell Corporation had a fair value of $160,000. What
investment balance will be reported on Turtle’s December 31, 2016 balance sheet?