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On January 2, 2021, Miller Properties paid $28 million for 1 million shares of Marlon Company's 6 million outstanding common shares. Miller's CEO became a member of Marlon's board of directors during the first quarter of 2021.

• The carrying amount of Marlon's net assets was $117 million. Miller estimated the fair value of those net assets to be the same except for a patent valued at $36 million above cost. The remaining amortization period for the patent is 10 years.
• Marlon reported earnings of $54 million and paid dividends of $6 million during 2021. On December 31, 2021, Marlon's common stock was trading on the NYSE at $27.50 per share.

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Problem 1: Assume Miller accounts for its investment in Marlon using the equity method. Ignoring income taxes, determine the amounts related to the investment to be reported in its 2021. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter all amounts as positive values. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal places, (i.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).)