$837000 in cash and stock options. At the acquisition date, NetSpeed had common stock of $840,000 and Retained Earnings of $42,000. The acquisition-date fair value of the 10 percent noncontrolling interest was $93,000. QuickPort attributed the $48,000 excess of NetSpeed's fair value over book value to a database with a five-year remaining life. During the next two years, NetSpeed reported the following: Dividends Net Income Declared 2017 64,000 6,400 92,000 2018 6,400 On July 1, 2017, QuickPort sold communication equipment to NetSpeed for $33,600. The equipment originally cost $38,400 and had accumulated depreciation of $7,200 and an estimated remaining life of three years at the date of the intra-entity transfer a. Compute the equity method balance in QuickPort's Investment in NetSpeed, Inc., account as of December 31, 2018. b. Prepare the worksheet adjustments for the December 31, 2018, consolidation of QuickPort and NetSpeed