On January $1,2024,$ Sledge had common stock of $$310,000$ and retained earnings of $$450,000.$ During that year, Sledge reported

sales of $$320,000,$ cost of goods sold of $$165,000,$ and operating expenses of $$59,000.$

On January $1,2022,$ Percy, Incorporated, acquired $80$ percent of Sledge's outstanding voting stock. At that date, $$79,000$ of the

acquisition$-$date fair value was assigned to unrecorded contracts $($with a $20-$year life$)$ and $$39,000$ to an undervalued building $($with a

$10-$year remaining life$).$

In $2023,$ Sledge sold inventory costing $$18,700$ to Percy for $$34,000.$ Of this merchandise, Percy continued to hold $$8,000$ at year$-$

end. During $2024,$ Sledge transferred inventory costing $$17,550$ to Percy for $$39,000.$ Percy still held half of these items at year$-$end.

On January $1,2023,$ Percy sold equipment to Sledge for $$21,500.$ This asset originally cost $$35,000$ but had a January $1,2023,$ book

value of $$12,800.$ At the time of transfer, the equipment's remaining life was estimated to be five years.

Percy has properly applied the equity method to the investment in Sledge.

Required:

a$.$ Prepare worksheet entries to consolidate these two companies as of December $31,2024.$

b$.$ Compute the net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest for $2024.$

Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.Consolidation

Worksheet Entries

Note: Enter debits before credits. Create all entries $($G$*,*$TA$,$S$,$A$,$I,E$,$TI$,$G$,$ED$)$