On January 1, 2011, Musial Corp

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On January 1, 2011, Musial Corp. sold equipment to Matin Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary) for $168,000 in cash. The equipment originally cost $140,000 but had a book value of only $98,000 when transferred. On that date, the equipment had a five-year remaining life. Depreciation expense was calculated using the straight-line method.
Musial earned $308,000 in net income in 2011 (not including any investment income) while Matin reported $126,000. Assume there is no amortization related to the original investment.
-Prepare a schedule of consolidated net income and the share to controlling and noncontrolling interests for 2011, assuming that Musial owned only 90% of Matin and the equipment transfer had been upstream.

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