Hello tutor please need answer this accounting question On January 1, 2014, Brendan, Inc., reports net assetsof $896,400 although equipment (with a four-year life) having abook value of $497,000 is worth $560,000 and an unrecordedpatent is valued at $48,400. Hope Corporation pays $806,240 onthat date for an 80 percent ownership in Brendan. If the patent isto be written off over a 10-year period, at what amount should itbe reported on consolidated statements at December 31, 2015?a. $38,720.b. $43,560.c. $30,976.d. $34,848.

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