On 12/31, Choco acquired all assets and liabilities of Cake by issuing 40,000 shares of its common stock when the market value (=fair value) is $32/share and this combination is a statutory merger (Cake was dissolved).  Choco has common stock with $15 par, 50,000 shares outstanding and Cake has $5 par, 60,000 shares outstanding   Choco Book Values Cake Book Values Cake Fair Values   Cash and Receivable 350,000 180,000 170,000   Inventories 250,000 100,000 150,000   Land 700,000 120,000 240,000   Building and equipment 600,000 600,000 900,000   Patented technology 100,000 0 60,000   Accounts payable 300,000 120,000 150,000   Long-term debt 0 400,000 350,000   Common stock 750,000 300,000     Additional paid in capital 500,000 60,000     Retained earnings 12/31 450,000 120,000     Revenues 350,000 160,000     Expenses 310,000 130,000      Q4. Prepare fair value allocation and goodwill schedule at the date of the acquisition.                 Q5. Prepare journal entry for acquisition in Choco’s book.                                                               Q6. Choco paid $14,000 in cash for legal fee.  What is the journal entry?

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1.  On 12/31, Choco acquired all assets and liabilities of Cake by issuing 40,000 shares of its common stock when the market value (=fair value) is $32/share and this combination is a statutory merger (Cake was dissolved).  Choco has common stock with $15 par, 50,000 shares outstanding and Cake has $5 par, 60,000 shares outstanding

 

Choco Book Values

Cake Book Values

Cake Fair Values

 

Cash and Receivable

350,000

180,000

170,000

 

Inventories

250,000

100,000

150,000

 

Land

700,000

120,000

240,000

 

Building and equipment

600,000

600,000

900,000

 

Patented technology

100,000

0

60,000

 

Accounts payable

300,000

120,000

150,000

 

Long-term debt

0

400,000

350,000

 

Common stock

750,000

300,000

 

 

Additional paid in capital

500,000

60,000

 

 

Retained earnings 12/31

450,000

120,000

 

 

Revenues

350,000

160,000

 

 

Expenses

310,000

130,000

 

 

 Q4. Prepare fair value allocation and goodwill schedule at the date of the acquisition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q5. Prepare journal entry for acquisition in Choco’s book.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q6. Choco paid $14,000 in cash for legal fee.  What is the journal entry?

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Journal entry refers to the systematic recording of the financial transactions of a company in its accounting books for a particular period of time.

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