Assume an investor acquired 100% of the voting common stock of an investee on January 1, 2012 in a transaction that qualifies as a business combination. As a result of the acquisition, the investor recognized no goodwill and no bargain purchase gain in the post-acquisition consolidated financial statements (i. e., all of the resulting Acquisition Accounting Premium relates to identifiable net assets). The investor uses the equity method to account for its pre-consolidation investment in the investee. In addition, there are no intercompany transactions between the investor and investee. The following summarized pre-consolidation financial statement information is for the year ending December 31, 2019 Income Statement Investor Investee
Revenues $2,232,000 $307,200
Income from Investee 141,600 0
Expenses (1,800,000) (156,000)
Consolidated net income 573,600 151 ,200
NCI - -
Net income $573,600 $151,200
Statement of Retained Earnings
Retained earnings, January 1 $720,000 $36,000
Net income 573,600 151 ,200
Dividends declared 60,000 36,000
Retained earnings, December 31 $1,233,600 $151,200
Balance Sheet
Investment in Investee $283,200 $0
All other assets 4,598,400 384,000
Total assets $4,881,600 $384,000
Liabilities $2,880,000 $128,000
Common stock and additional paid-in capital 768,000 84,000
Retained earnings 1,233,600 151 ,200
Total liabilities and equity $4,881,600 $384,000

What amount of "expenses" will appear in the consolidated income statement for the year ending December 31, 2019?

a. $1,800,000
b. $1,956,000
c. $1,975,200
d. $1,965,600