Prince Corporation holds 75 percent of the common stock of Sword Distributors Inc., purchased on December 31, 20X1, for $2,220,000. At the date of acquisition, Sword reported common stock with a par value of $950,000, additional paid-in capital of $1,300,000, and retained earnings of $560,000. The fair value of the noncontrolling interest at acquisition was $740,000. The differential at acquisition was attributable to the following items:

Inventory (sold in 20X2)	$	37,500
Land		52,500
Goodwill		60,000
Total Differential	$	150,000

During 20X2, Prince sold a plot of land that it had purchased several years before to Sword at a gain of $21,000; Sword continues to hold the land. In 20X6, Prince and Sword entered into a five-year contract under which Prince provides management consulting services to Sword on a continuing basis; Sword pays Prince a fixed fee of $86,000 per year for these services. At December 31, 20X8, Sword owed Prince $21,500 as the final 20X8 quarterly payment under the contract. On January 2, 20X8, Prince paid $280,000 to Sword to purchase equipment that Sword was then carrying at $320,000. Sword had purchased that equipment on December 27, 20X2, for $480,000. The equipment is expected to have a total 15-year life and no salvage value. The amount of the differential assigned to goodwill has not been impaired. At December 31, 20X8, trial balances for Prince and Sword appeared as follows:

	Prince Corporation									Sword Distributors Inc.
Item	Debit				Credit					Debit				Credit
Cash		$	65,700								$	53,000
Current Receivables			104,800									92,400
Inventory			291,000									222,900
Investment in Sword Distributors			2,900,625
Land			407,000									1,215,000
Buildings & Equipment			2,460,000									3,170,000
Cost of Goods Sold			2,190,000									508,000
Depreciation & Amortization			200,000									74,000
Other Expenses			1,374,000									221,000
Dividends Declared			46,000									16,000
Accumulated Depreciation						$	1,099,000								$	406,000
Current Payables							88,200									419,300
Bonds Payable							986,000									181,000
Common Stock							94,000									950,000
Additional Paid-in Capital							1,263,000									1,300,000
Retained Earnings, January 1							1,456,800									1,350,000
Sales							4,802,875									1,000,000
Other Income or Loss							100,000					34,000
Income from Sword Distributors							149,250
Total		$	10,039,125			$	10,039,125				$	5,606,300			$	5,606,300

As of December 31, 20X8, Sword had declared but not yet paid its fourth-quarter dividend of $5,000. Both companies use straight-line depreciation and amortization. Prince uses the fully adjusted equity method to account for its investment in Sword. Required: a. Compute the amount of the differential as of January 1, 20X8.

b. Verify the balance in Princes Investment in Sword Distributors account as of December 31, 20X8.

c. Present all consolidation entries that would appear in a three-part consolidation worksheet as of December 31, 20X8.

d. Prepare and complete a three-part worksheet for the preparation of consolidated financial statements for 20X8.