On january 1, 2013, pride co. purchased 90 percent of the outstanding voting shares of star inc. for $540,000 cash. the acquisition-date fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $60,000. at january 1, 2013, star's net assets had a total carrying amount of $420,000. equipment (8-year remaining life) was undervalued on star's financial records by $80,000. any remaining excess fair value over book value was attributed to a customer list developed by star (4-year remaining life), but not recorded on its books. star recorded income of $70,000 in 2013 and $80,000 in 2014. each year since the acquisition, star has paid a $20,000 dividend. at january 1, 2015, pride's retained earnings show a $250,000 balance.
selected account balances for the two companies from their separate operations were as follows:
pride star
2015 revenues $498,000 $285,000
2015 expenses 350,000 195,000
what is consolidated net income for 2015?
$238,000.
$197,500.
$203,000.
$194,000.

6. why the aggregate supply curve slopes upward in the short run in the short run, the quantity of output that firms supply can deviate from the natural level of output if the actual price level in the economy deviates from the expected price level. several theories explain how this might happen. for example, the misperceptions theory asserts that changes in the price level can temporarily mislead firms about what is happening to their output prices. consider a soybean farmer who expects a price level of 100 in the coming year. if the actual price level turns out to be 90, soybean prices will , and if the farmer mistakenly assumes that the price of soybeans declined relative to other prices of goods and services, she will respond by the quantity of soybeans supplied. if other producers in this economy mistake changes in the price level for changes in their relative prices, the unexpected decrease in the price level causes the quantity of output supplied to the natural level of output in the short run.