A 90% interest in Saxton Corporation was purchased by Palm Incorporated on January 2, 2019. The capital stock balance of Saxton Corporation was $3,000,000 on this date, and the balance in retained earnings was $1,000,000. The cost of the investment to Palm Incorporated was $3,750,000.

The balance sheet information available for Saxton Corporation on the acquisition date revealed these values:

	Book Value	Fair Value
Inventory (FIFO)	$700,000	800,000
Equipment (net)	2,000,000	2,000,000
Land	1,600,000	2,000,000

The equipment was determined to have a 15-year useful life when purchased at the beginning of 2009. Saxton Corporation reported net income in 2019 of $250,000 and $300,000 in 2020. No dividends were declared in either of those years.

1. Prepare the worksheet entries, assuming that the partial equity method is used to account for the investment, to eliminate the investment account, and to allocate and depreciate the difference between book value and the value implied by the purchase price in the 2020 consolidated statements workpaper.
2. Calculate the consolidated retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2020, assuming that the balance in Palm Incorporateds ending retained earnings on that date was $2,495,000.