Allison Corporation acquired all of the outstanding voting stock of Mathias, Inc., on January 1, 2017, in exchange for $6,182,500 in cash. Allison intends to maintain Mathias as a wholly owned subsidiary. Both companies have December 31 fiscal year-ends. At the acquisition date, Mathiass stockholders equity was $2,075,000 including retained earnings of $1,575,000. At the acquisition date, Allison prepared the following fair value allocation schedule for its newly acquired subsidiary: Post-acquisition, Allison employs the equity method to account for its investment in Mathias. During the two years following the business combination, Mathias reports the following income and dividends:

No asset impairments have occurred since the acquisition date. Individual financial statements for each company as of December 31, 2018, appear below. Parentheses indicate credit balances. Dividends declared were paid in the same period. a. Determine Allison's December 31, 2018, Investment in Mathias balance. b. Prepare a worksheet to determine the consolidated values to be reported on Allisons financial statements.

$6,182,500 2,075,000 $4,107,500 Consideration transferred Mathias stockholders' equity Excess fair over book value to unpatented technology (8-year remaining life) to patents (10-year remaining life) to increase long-term debt (undervalued, 5-year remaining life) Goodwill $ 920,000 2,650,000 (175,000) 3,395,000 $ 712,500 2017 2018 Income $ 451,875 903, 750 Dividends $ 25,000 50,000 Allison Mathias $ (6,700,000) 4,710,000 950,000 467,500 85,000 (558, 750) $ (1,046,250) $ (3,975,000) 2,548,750 322,000 125, 500 75,000 $ (903, 750) $ (5,490,000) (1,046,250) 560,000 $ (5,976, 250) $ (2,001,875) (903,750) 50,000 $ (2,855, 625) Income statement Sales Cost of goods sold Depreciation expense Amortization expense Interest expense Equity earnings in Mathias Net income statement of Retained Earnings Retained earnings 1/1 Net income (above) Dividends declared Retained earnings 12/31 Balance Sheet Cash Accounts receivable Inventory Investment in Mathias Equipment (net) Patents Unpatented technology Goodwill Total assets Accounts payable Long-term debt Common stock Retained earnings 12/31 Total liabilities and equity $ 165,500 262,500 860,000 0 2,104,500 1,525,000 $ 97,500 1,025,000 1,850,000 6,773, 125 3,850,000 132,500 2,200,000 477,500 $ 16,405,625 $ (1,229,375) $ (1,000,000) (8,200,000) (5,976, 250) $ (16,405, 625) $ 4,917,500 $ (361,875) $(1,200,000) (500,000) (2,855, 625) $ (4,917,500) $6,182,500 2,075,000 $4,107,500 Consideration transferred Mathias stockholders' equity Excess fair over book value to unpatented technology (8-year remaining life) to patents (10-year remaining life) to increase long-term debt (undervalued, 5-year remaining life) Goodwill $ 920,000 2,650,000 (175,000) 3,395,000 $ 712,500 2017 2018 Income $ 451,875 903, 750 Dividends $ 25,000 50,000 Allison Mathias $ (6,700,000) 4,710,000 950,000 467,500 85,000 (558, 750) $ (1,046,250) $ (3,975,000) 2,548,750 322,000 125, 500 75,000 $ (903, 750) $ (5,490,000) (1,046,250) 560,000 $ (5,976, 250) $ (2,001,875) (903,750) 50,000 $ (2,855, 625) Income statement Sales Cost of goods sold Depreciation expense Amortization expense Interest expense Equity earnings in Mathias Net income statement of Retained Earnings Retained earnings 1/1 Net income (above) Dividends declared Retained earnings 12/31 Balance Sheet Cash Accounts receivable Inventory Investment in Mathias Equipment (net) Patents Unpatented technology Goodwill Total assets Accounts payable Long-term debt Common stock Retained earnings 12/31 Total liabilities and equity $ 165,500 262,500 860,000 0 2,104,500 1,525,000 $ 97,500 1,025,000 1,850,000 6,773, 125 3,850,000 132,500 2,200,000 477,500 $ 16,405,625 $ (1,229,375) $ (1,000,000) (8,200,000) (5,976, 250) $ (16,405, 625) $ 4,917,500 $ (361,875) $(1,200,000) (500,000) (2,855, 625) $ (4,917,500)