On July 1, Year 1, Denver Corp. purchased 3,000 shares of Eagle Co.�s 10,000 outstanding shares of common stock for $20 per share but did not elect the fair value option. On December 15, Year 1, Eagle paid $40,000 in dividends to its common shareholders. Eagle�s net income for the year ended December 31, Year 1, was $120,000, earned evenly throughout the year. In its Year 1 income statement, what amount of income from this investment should Denver report?
$36,000
$18,000
$12,000
$6,000