Patrick Corporation acquired 100 percent of OBrien Companys outstanding common stock on January 1 for $700,400 in cash. OBrien reported net assets with a carrying amount of $440,000 at that time. Some of OBriens assets either were unrecorded (having been internally developed) or had fair values that differed from book values as follows:

	Book Values		Fair Values
Trademarks (indefinite life)	$	94,500	$	238,500
Customer relationships (5-year remaining life)		0		75,000
Equipment (10-year remaining life)		352,000		310,300

Any goodwill is considered to have an indefinite life with no impairment charges during the year.

The following are financial statements at the end of the first year for these two companies prepared from their separately maintained accounting systems. OBrien declared and paid dividends in the same period. Credit balances are indicated by parentheses.

	Patrick				O'Brien
Revenues	$	(1,725,000	)		$	(676,000	)
Cost of goods sold		460,000				306,000
Depreciation expense		104,400				72,600
Amortization expense		34,800				0
Income from O'Brien		(286,570	)			0
Net income	$	(1,412,370	)		$	(297,400	)
Retained earnings 1/1	$	(796,000	)		$	(340,000	)
Net income		(1,412,370	)			(297,400	)
Dividends declared		167,000				105,000
Retained earnings 12/31	$	(2,041,370	)		$	(532,400	)
Cash	$	203,000			$	154,500
Receivables		294,000				74,700
Inventory		181,000				205,000
Investment in O'Brien		881,970				0
Trademarks		516,000				69,900
Customer relationships		0				0
Equipment (net)		932,000				324,000
Goodwill		0				0
Total assets	$	3,007,970			$	828,100
Liabilities	$	(566,600	)		$	(195,700	)
Common stock		(400,000	)			(100,000	)
Retained earnings 12/31		(2,041,370	)			(532,400	)
Total liabilities and equity	$	(3,007,970	)		$	(828,100	)

1. Which investment method did Patrick use to compute the $286,570 income from O'Brien?- Equity.

2. Determine the totals to be reported for this business combination for the year ending December 31.

3. Verify the totals determined in part (b) by producing a consolidation worksheet for Patrick and OBrien for the year ending December 31.

**Someone else answered this for me but they gave me the Depreciation of $41,700/10 but I don't understand where they got $41,700? If you could please help me to understand how they arrived at $41,700? Thank you.