On January 1,2008,Wilhelm Corporation acquired 90 percent of Kaiser Company's voting stock,at underlying book value.The fair value of the noncontrolling interest was equal to 10 percent of the book value of Kaiser at that date.Wilhelm uses the equity method in accounting for its ownership of Kaiser.On December 31,2009,the trial balances of the two companies are as follows:

-Based on the preceding information,what amount would be reported as total stockholder's equity in the consolidated balance sheet at December 31,2009?

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On January 1,2008,Wilhelm Corporation acquired 90 percent of Kaiser Company's voting stock,at underlying book value.The fair value of the noncontrolling interest was equal to 10 percent of the book value of Kaiser at that date.Wilhelm uses the equity method in accounting for its ownership of Kaiser.On December 31,2009,the trial balances of the two companies are as follows:
 
-Based on the preceding information,what amount would be reported as total stockholder's equity in the consolidated balance sheet at December 31,2009?

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The total stockholder's equity in the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2009, would be $412,000. This is because the consolidated balance sheet combines the assets, liabilities, and equity of both the parent company and its subsidiaries. The parent company's stockholders' equity is $348,000, and the subsidiary's stockholders' equity is $64,000. Therefore, the total stockholders' equity in the consolidated balance sheet would be $348,000 + $64,000 = $412,000.

On January 1,2008,Wilhelm Corporation Acquired 90 Percent of Kaiser Company's