Ajax Corporation purchased at book value 70 percent of Beta Corporation's ownership and 90 percent of Cole Corporation's ownership in 20X5. At the dates the ownership was acquired, the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was equal to a proportionate share of book value. There are frequent intercompany transfers among the companies. Activity relevant to 20x8 follows: Year Producer Production Cost Buyer Transfer Price Unsold at End of Year Year Sold 20x7 Beta Corporation $36,000 Ajax Corporation $ 42,000 $14,000 20x8 20x7 Cole Corporation 96,000 Beta Corporation 108,000 27,000 20x8 20x8 Ajax Corporation 27,000 Beta Corporation 47,000 9,400 20x9 20x8 Beta Corporation 99,000 Cole Corporation 108,000 18,000 20x9 20x8 Cole Corporation 39,000 Ajax Corporation 57,000 19,000 20x9 For the year ended December 31, 20x8, Ajax reported $94,000 of income from its separate operations (excluding income from intercorporate investments). Beta reported net income of $38,500, and Cole reported net income of $29,000. Required: a. Compute the amount to be reported as consolidated net income for 20x8. (Do not round intermediate calculations.) Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Consolidated net income 147,050 b. Compute the amount to be reported as inventory in the December 31, 20x8, consolidated balance sheet for the preceding items. (Do not round intermediate calculations.) Inventory c. Compute the amount to be reported as income assigned to noncontrolling shareholders in the 20x8 consolidated income statement. (Do not round intermediate calculations.) Income assigned to NCI