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  Book Value Fair Value Inventory $ 494,000 $ 449,500  Land   763,500  1,060,500  Buildings   1,975,000  2,303,500  Customer relationships   0   859,500  Accounts payable   (118,000)  (118,000) Common stock  (2,000,000)     Additional paid-in capital  (500,000)     Retained earnings, 1/1   (427,000)     Revenues   (486,000)     Expenses   298,500        Arturo Company pays $4,060,000 cash and issues 29,600 shares of its $2 par value common stock (fair value of $50 per share) for all of Westmont’s common stock in a merger, after which Westmont will cease to exist as a separate entity. Stock issue costs amount to $31,200 and Arturo pays $49,000 for legal fees to complete the transaction.   Prepare Arturo’s journal entries to record its acquisition of Westmont.   (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)   Transactio n General Journal Debit Credit 1 Inventory 449,500 Land 1,060,500 Buildings 2,303,500 Customer relationships 859,500 Goodwill 985,000 Accounts Payable 118,000 Common stock 59,200 Additional paid-in capital 1,420,800 Cash 4,060,000 2 Professional services expense 49,000 Cash 49,000 3 Additional paid-in capital 31,200 Cash 31,200
The following book and fair values were available for Westmont Company as of March 1.     Book Value Fair Value Inventory $ 200,500 $ 167,000  Land   817,500  1,097,250  Buildings   2,175,000  2,506,500  Customer relationships   0   860,250  Accounts payable   (87,000)  (87,000) Common stock  (2,000,000)     Additional paid-in capital   (500,000)     Retained earnings, 1/1   (431,500)     Revenues   (478,500)     Expenses   304,000        Arturo pays cash of $4,424,000 to acquire Westmont. No stock is issued and Arturo pays $49,300 for legal fees to complete the transaction.   Prepare Arturo’s journal entries to record its acquisition of Westmont. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.) Transactio n General Journal Debit Credit 1 Inventory 167,000 Land 109,7250 Buildings 2,506,500 Customer relationships 860,250 Accounts Payable 87,000 Cash 4,424,000 Gain on bargain purchase 120,000 2 Professional services expense 49,300 Cash 49,300
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