Use the following information to answer questions 7 and 8

On January 1, 2016, Pride Corporation purchased 90 percent of the outstanding voting shares of Star, Inc. for $429,000 cash. The acquisition-date fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $47,600. At January 1, 2016, Stars net assets had a total carrying amount of $333,200. Equipment (eight-year remaining life) was undervalued on Stars financial records by $68,000. 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 $59,500 in 2016 and $68,000 in 2017. Each year since the acquisition, Star has declared a $17,000 dividend. At January 1, 2018, Prides retained earnings show a $212,500 balance.

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

	Pride			Star
2018 Revenues	$	423,400		$	242,400
2018 Expenses		297,800			165,900

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, 2018 consolidated balance sheet?

Multiple Choice

• $243,400.

• $285,600.

• $212,500.

• $260,550.