Following are separate financlal statements of Michael Company and Aaron Company as of December 31, 2024 (credit balances Indicated by parentheses). Michael acquired all of Aaron's outstanding voting stock on January 1, 2020, by 1ssuling 20,000 shares of Its own $1 par common stock. On the acqulsition date, Michael Company's stock actively traded at $25.00 per share. On the date of acquisition, Aaron reported retained earnings of $260,000 and a total book value of $390,000. At that time, Its royalty agreements were undervalued by $60,000. This Intangible was assumed to have a slx-year remalning life with no residual value. Additionally, Aaron owned a trademark with a fair value of $50,000 and a 10-year remalning life that was not reflected on its books. Aaron declared and paid dlvidends in the same perlod. Required: a. Using the preceding Information, prepare a consolidation worksheet for these two companles as of December 31, 2024. b. Assuming that Michael applied the equity method to this Investment, what would the Equity In Subsidlary Earnings, Retained Earnings, and Investment account balances be on the parent's Individual financlal statements? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Using the preceding information, prepare a consolidation worksheet for these two companies as of December 31,2024. Note: For accounts where multiple consolidation entries are required, combine all debit entries into one amount and enter this amount in the debit column of the worksheet. Similarly, combine all credit entries into one amount and enter this amount in the credit column of the worksheet. Input all amounts as positive values. a. Using the preceding Information, prepare a consolidation worksheet for these two companles as of December 31,2024. b. Assuming that Michael applied the equity method to this Investment, what would the Equity In Subsidlary Earnings, Retained EarnIngs, and Investment account balances be on the parent's individual financlal statements? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Assuming that Michael applied the equity method to this investment, what would the Equity in Subsidiary Earnings, Retained Earnings, and Investment account balances be on the parent's individual financial statements