Postage Corporation Receives Management Consulting Services from Its 92 Percent-Owned

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Postage Corporation receives management consulting services from its 92 percent-owned subsidiary,Stamp Inc.During 20X7,Postage paid Stamp $125,432 for its services.For the year 20X8,Stamp billed Postage $140,000 for such services and collected all but $7,900 by year-end.Stamp's labor cost and other associated costs for the employees providing services to Postage totaled $86,000 in 20X7 and $121,000 in 20X8.Postage reported $2,567,000 of income from its own separate operations for 20X8,and Stamp reported net income of $695,000.
-Based on the preceding information,what amount of income should be assigned to the noncontrolling shareholders in the consolidated income statement for 20X8?

A) $47,700
B) $44,400
C) $55,600
D) $60,000