Presented Below Are the Balance Sheets of Tallton Company and Handel

Presented below are the balance sheets of Tallton Company and Handel Company at January 1,2X13: $\begin{array}{llll}\begin{array} { llll } &\text { Handel Company } &&\text { Tallton Company } \\&\text { Balance Sheet } &&\text { Balance Sheet } \\&\text { January 1, 2X13 } &&\text {January 1, 2X13 } \\\end{array}\\\begin{array} { llll } \text { Cash } & \$ 70 & \text { Cash } & \$ 240 \\\text { Net Fixed Assets } & 210 & \text { Net Fixed Assets } & \underline{210} \\\text { Total Assets } & \$ 280 & \text { Total Assets } & \$ 450\end{array}\end{array}$ $\begin{array}{llll}\text { Accounts Payable } & \$ 20 & \text { Accounts Payable } & \$ 70 \\\text { Long-term Bonds Pay. } & 120 & \text { Long-term Bonds Pay. } & 150 \\\text { Stockholders' Equity } & 140 & \text { Stockholders' Equity } & 230 \\ \text { Total Liab. \& Equity } & \$ 280 & \text { Total Liab. \& Equity } & \$ 450\end{array}$ On January 1,2X13,Tallton Company acquired 100% of the outstanding common stock of Handel
Company for $140 in cash.Assume the book value of Handel's assets and liabilities equals the market value.
If the net income for 2X13 was $22 and $30 for Handel Company and Tallton Company,respectively,and none of the income resulted from intercompany sales,what would be the net income on the consolidated income statement? Assume Tallton's net income includes the equity in earnings of Handel Company.

A) $52.00
B) $22.0
C) $26.00
D) $30.00
E) $-0-