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The following are selected accounts and balances for Mergaronite Company and Hill, Inc., as of December 31, 2021. Several of Mergaronite's accounts have been omitted. Credit balances are indicated by parentheses. Dividends were declared and paid in the same period. Revenues Cost of goods sold Depreciation expense Investment income Retained earnings, 1/1/21 Dividends declared Current assets Land Buildings (net) Equipment (net) Liabilities Common stock Additional paid-in capital Mergaronite $ (614,000) 286,000 110,000 NA (896,000) 124,000 192,000 318,000 516,000 184,000 (420,000) (318,000) (60,000) Hill $ (242,000) 80,000 48,000 NA (606,000) 44,000 694,000 92,000 144,000 252,000 (302,000) (46,000) (930,000) Assume that Mergaronite acquired Hill on January 1, 2017, by issuing 6,600 shares of common stock having a par value of $10 per share but a fair value of $100 each. On January 1, 2017, Hill's land was undervalued by $20,800, its buildings were overvalued by $30,600, and equipment was undervalued by $61,000. The buildings had a 10-year remaining life; the equipment had a 5-year remaining life. A customer list with an appraised value of $108,000 was developed internally by Hill and was estimated to have a 20- year remaining useful life. a. Determine the December 31, 2021, consolidated totals for the following accounts: b. In requirement (a), can the consolidated totals be determined without knowing which method the parent used to account for the subsidiary? c. If the parent uses the equity method, what consolidation entries would be used on a 2021 worksheet

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