On January $1,2024,$ Sledge had common stock of $$290,000$ and retained earnings of $$430,000.$ During that year, Sledge reported sales of $$300,000,$ cost of goods sold of $$155,000,$ and operating expenses of $$57,000.$

On January $1,2022,$ Percy, Incorporated, acquired $80$ percent of Sledge's outstanding voting stock. At that date, $$77,000$ of the acquisition$-$date fair value was assigned to unrecorded contracts $($with a $20-$year life$)$ and $$37,000$ to an undervalued building $($with a $10-$year remaining life$).$

In $2023,$ Sledge sold inventory costing $$20,800$ to Percy for $$32,000.$ Of this merchandise, Percy continued to hold $$6,000$ at year$-$end. During $2024,$ Sledge transferred inventory costing $$20,350$ to Percy for $$37,000.$ Percy still held half of these items at year$-$end.

On January $1,2023,$ Percy sold equipment to Sledge for $$20,500.$ This asset originally cost $$33,000$ but had a January $1,2023,$ book value of $$12,400.$ At the time of transfer, the equipment's remaining life was estimated to be five years.

Percy has properly applied the equity method to the investment in Sledge.

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b$.$ Compute the net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest for $2024.$

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