Task:
Please assist with the given problem involving financial statements.
Problem: Hardwood, Inc., holds a 90 percent interest in Pittstoni Company. During 2009, Pittstoni sold inventory costing $77,000 to Hardwood for $110,000. Of this inventory, $40,000 worth was not sold to outsiders until 2010. During 2010, Pittstoni sold inventory costing $72,000 to Hardwood for $120,000. A total of $50,000 of this inventory was not sold to outsiders until 2011. In 2010, Hardwood reported net income of $150,000 while Pittstoni reported $90,000. What is the noncontrolling interest in the 2010 income of the subsidiary?
a) 8,000
b) 8,200
c) 9,000
d) 9,800