What effect would this have on the investment account

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Question - Poster Inc. owns 35 percent of Elliott Corporation. During the calendar year 2011, Elliott had net earnings of $300,000 and paid dividends of $36,000. Poster mistakenly accounted for the investment in Elliott using the cost method rather than the equity method of accounting. What effect would this have on the investment account and net income, respectively?

a. Understate, overstate

b. Overstate, understate

c. Overstate, overstate

d. Understate, understate

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