Understanding consolidated balances

Assume an investor acquired 100% of the voting common stock of an investee on January 1, 2015 in a transaction that qualifies as a business combination. As a result of the acquisition, the investor recognized no goodwill and no bargain purchase gain in the post-acquisition consolidated financial statements (i.e., all of the resulting Acquisition Accounting Premium relates to identifiable net assets). The investor uses the equity method to account for its pre-consolidation investment in the investee. In addition, there are no intercompany transactions between the investor and investee. The following summarized pre-consolidation financial statement information is for the year ending December 31, 2022:

Income Statement	Investor	Investee
Revenues	$3,013,200	$414,720
Income from investee	191,160	-
Expenses	(2,430,000)	(210,600)
Net income	$774,360	$204,120

Retained Earnings Statement	Investor	Investee
Retained earnings, January 1	$972,000	$48,600
Net Income	774,360	204,120
Dividends declared	(81,000)	(48,600)
Retained earnings, December 31	$1,665,360	$204,120

Balance Sheet	Investor	Investee
Investment in investee	$382,320	$-
All other assets	6,207,840	518,400
Total assets	$6,590,160	$518,400
Liabilities	$3,888,000	$200,880
Common stock & APIC	1,036,800	113,400
Retained earnings	1,665,360	204,120
Total liabilities and equity	$6,590,160	$518,400

What amount of retained earnings will appear in the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2022?

Select one:

a. $1,678,320

b. $1,869,480

c. $1,665,360

d. $1,820,880