Green acquired 100% of Vega on January 1, 2019, by issuing 10,500 shares of its $10 par value common stock with a fair value of $95 per share. On January 1, 2019, Vega's land was undervalued by $40,000, its buildings were overvalued by $30,000, and equipment was undervalued by $80,000. The buildings have a 20-year life and the equipment has a 10-year life. $50,000 was attributed to an unrecorded trademark with a 16-year remaining life. There was no goodwill associated with this investment. Compute the December 31, 2023, consolidated total expenses.

On July 1, 2019, Killearn Company acquired 120,000 of the outstanding shares of Shaun Company for $15 per share. This acquisition gave Killearn a 20 percent ownership of Shaun and allowed Killearn to significantly influence the investee’s decisions.   As of July 1, 2019, the investee had assets with a book value of $7 million and liabilities of $148,000. At the time, Shaun held equipment appraised at $581,000 more than book value; it was considered to have a seven-year remaining life with no salvage value. Shaun also held a copyright with a five-year remaining life on its books that was undervalued by $1,235,000. Any remaining excess cost was attributable to goodwill. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method. Killearn applies the equity method for its investment in Shaun.   Shaun's policy is to declare and pay a $1 per share cash dividend every April 1 and October 1. Shaun's income, earned evenly throughout each year, was $566,000 in 2019, $593,400 in…

On July 1, 2019, Killearn Company acquired 105,000 of the outstanding shares of Shaun Company for $19 per share. This acquisition gave Killearn a 40 percent ownership of Shaun and allowed Killearn to significantly influence the investee's decisions. As of July 1, 2019, the investee had assets with a book value of $5 million and liabilities of $1,101,500. At the time, Shaun held equipment appraised at $280,000 more than book value; it was considered to have a seven-year remaining life with no salvage value. Shaun also held a copyright with a five-year remaining life on its books that was undervalued by $650,000. Any remaining excess cost was attributable to goodwill. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method. Killearn applies the equity method for its investment in Shaun. Shaun's policy is to declare and pay a $1 per share cash dividend every April 1 and October 1. Shaun's income, earned evenly throughout each year, was $640,000 in 2019, $670,600 in 2020,…

On July 1, 2019, Killearn Company acquired 138,000 of the outstanding shares of Shaun Company for $20 per share. This acquisition gave Killearn a 40 percent ownership of Shaun and allowed Killearn to significantly influence the investee’s decisions.   As of July 1, 2019, the investee had assets with a book value of $6 million and liabilities of $167,750. At the time, Shaun held equipment appraised at $288,750 more than book value; it was considered to have a seven-year remaining life with no salvage value. Shaun also held a copyright with a five-year remaining life on its books that was undervalued by $607,500. Any remaining excess cost was attributable to goodwill. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method. Killearn applies the equity method for its investment in Shaun.   Shaun's policy is to declare and pay a $1 per share cash dividend every April 1 and October 1. Shaun's income, earned evenly throughout each year, was $641,000 in 2019, $670,000 in…