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On January 1, 2019, Pride Corporation purchased 90 percent of the outstanding voting shares of Star, Inc., for $612,000 cash. The acquisition-date fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $68,000. At January 1, 2019, Stars net assets had a total carrying amount of $476,000. Equipment (eight-year remaining life) was undervalued on Stars financial records by $71,200. Any remaining excess fair value over book value was attributed to a customer list developed by Star (four-year remaining life), but not recorded on its books. Star recorded net income of $62,300 in 2019 and $71,200 in 2020. Each year since the acquisition, Star has declared a $17,800 dividend. At January 1, 2021, Prides retained earnings show a $222,500 balance.

Selected account balances for the two companies from their separate operations were as follows:

	Pride			Star
2021 Revenues	$	443,300		$	253,800
2021 Expenses		311,800			173,700

Assuming that Pride, in its internal records, accounts for its investment in Star using the equity method, what amount of retained earnings would Pride report on its January 1, 2021, consolidated balance sheet?

A) $254,800.

B) $222,500.

C) $305,550.

D) $388,200.