Bar Corporation has been looking to expand its operations and has decided to acquire the assets of Vicker Company and Kendal Company. Bar will issue 30,000 shares of its $10 par common stock to acquire the net assets of Vicker Company and will issue 15,000 shares to acquire the net assets of Kendal Company.Vicker and Kendal have the following balance sheets as of December 31, 2015:Assets                                              Vicker                     KendalAccounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000               $ 80,000Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 150,000                    85,000Property, plant, and equipment:Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150,000                    50,000Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500,000                  300,000Accumulated depreciation. . . . . . . . .. . . (150,000)                 (110,000)Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . $ 850,000               $ 405,000Liabilities and Equity                         Vicker                     KendalCurrent liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $160,000                     $ 55,000Bonds payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000                       100,000Stockholders’ equity:Common stock ($10 par). . . .  . . . . . . . . . . 300,000                        100,000Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . 290,000                        150,000Total liabilities and equity . . . .. . . . . . . . . $850,000                      $405,000 The following fair values are agreed upon by the firms:Assets                                           Vicker                 KendalInventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $190,000               $100,000Land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . . . 300,000                   80,000Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . 450,000                 400,000Bonds payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 90,000                   95,000Bar’s stock is currently trading at $40 per share. Bar will incur $5,000 of acquisition costs in acquiring Vicker and $4,000 of acquisition costs in acquiring Kendal. Bar will also incur $15,000 of registration and issuance costs for the shares issued in both acquisitions. Bar’s stockholders’ equity is as follows:Common stock ($10 par). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200,000Paid-in capital in excess of par . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800,000Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750,000Record the acquisitions on the books of Bar Corporation. Value analysis is suggested to guide your work.

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Bar Corporation has been looking to expand its operations and has decided to acquire the assets of Vicker Company and Kendal Company. Bar will issue 30,000 shares of its $10 par common stock to acquire the net assets of Vicker Company and will issue 15,000 shares to acquire the net assets of Kendal Company.
Vicker and Kendal have the following balance sheets as of December 31, 2015:

Assets                                              Vicker                     Kendal
Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000               $ 80,000
Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 150,000                    85,000
Property, plant, and equipment:
Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150,000                    50,000
Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500,000                  300,000
Accumulated depreciation. . . . . . . . .. . . (150,000)                 (110,000)
Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . $ 850,000               $ 405,000

Liabilities and Equity                         Vicker                     Kendal
Current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $160,000                     $ 55,000
Bonds payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000                       100,000
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock ($10 par). . . .  . . . . . . . . . . 300,000                        100,000
Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . 290,000                        150,000
Total liabilities and equity . . . .. . . . . . . . . $850,000                      $405,000

The following fair values are agreed upon by the firms:
Assets                                           Vicker                 Kendal
Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $190,000               $100,000
Land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . . . 300,000                   80,000
Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . 450,000                 400,000
Bonds payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 90,000                   95,000

Bar’s stock is currently trading at $40 per share. Bar will incur $5,000 of acquisition costs in acquiring Vicker and $4,000 of acquisition costs in acquiring Kendal. Bar will also incur $15,000 of registration and issuance costs for the shares issued in both acquisitions. Bar’s stockholders’ equity is as follows:

Common stock ($10 par). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800,000
Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750,000

Record the acquisitions on the books of Bar Corporation. Value analysis is suggested to guide your work.

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