On January 1, 2018, Bast Co. had a net book value of $2,100,000 as follows:       Preferred stock, 2,000 shares $70 par value, cumulative, nonparticipating, nonvoting $ 140,000 Common stock, 22,400 shares $50 par value   1,120,000 Retained earnings   840,000 Total shareholders' equity $ 2,100,000     Fisher Co. acquired all of the outstanding preferred shares for $148,000 and

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On January 1, 2018, Bast Co. had a net book value of $2,100,000 as follows:

     
Preferred stock, 2,000 shares $70 par value, cumulative, nonparticipating, nonvoting $ 140,000
Common stock, 22,400 shares $50 par value   1,120,000
Retained earnings   840,000
Total shareholders' equity $ 2,100,000
 
 
Fisher Co. acquired all of the outstanding preferred shares for $148,000 and 60% of the common stock for $1,281,000. Fisher believed that one of Bast's buildings, with a twelve-year life, was undervalued on the company's financial records by $70,000.
 

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