On January 1, NewTune Company exchanges 19,681 shares of its common stock for all of the outstanding shares of On-the-Go, Inc. Each of NewTune's shares has a $4 par value and a $50 fair value. The fair value of the stock exchanged in the acquisition was considered equal to On-the-Go's fair value. NewTune also paid $37,050 in stock registration and issuance costs in connection with the merger. Several of On-the-Go's accounts' fair values differ from their book values on this date (credit balances in parentheses): Receivables Trademarks Record music catalog In-process research and development Notes payable Cash Receivables Trademarks Record music catalog Equipment (net) Precombination book values for the two companies are as follows: NewTune On-the-Go 75,750 $ 45,750 82,250 54,000 410,000 923,000 340,000 Total Assets Accounts payable Notes payable Common stock Additional paid-in capital Retained earnings Total liabilities and equities Book Values $ Fair Values $ 54,000 $ 51,500 110,750 303,500 84,750 271,500 0 255,750 (65,250) (56,850) 110,750 84,750 115,000 $ 1,831,000 $ 410,250 $ (148,000) $ (35,000) (436,000) (65,250) (400,000) (50,000) (30,000) (30,000) (817,000) (230,000) $(1,831,000) $(410,250) a. Assume that this combination is a statutory merger so that On-the-Go's accounts will be transferred to the records of NewTune. On-the-Go will be dissolved and will no longer exist as a legal entity. Prepare a postcombination balance sheet for NewTune as of the acquisition date.
On January 1, NewTune Company exchanges 19,681 shares of its common stock for all of the outstanding shares of On-the-Go, Inc. Each of NewTune's shares has a $4 par value and a $50 fair value. The fair value of the stock exchanged in the acquisition was considered equal to On-the-Go's fair value. NewTune also paid $37,050 in stock registration and issuance costs in connection with the merger. Several of On-the-Go's accounts' fair values differ from their book values on this date (credit balances in parentheses): Receivables Trademarks Record music catalog In-process research and development Notes payable Cash Receivables Trademarks Record music catalog Equipment (net) Precombination book values for the two companies are as follows: NewTune On-the-Go 75,750 $ 45,750 82,250 54,000 410,000 923,000 340,000 Total Assets Accounts payable Notes payable Common stock Additional paid-in capital Retained earnings Total liabilities and equities Book Values $ Fair Values $ 54,000 $ 51,500 110,750 303,500 84,750 271,500 0 255,750 (65,250) (56,850) 110,750 84,750 115,000 $ 1,831,000 $ 410,250 $ (148,000) $ (35,000) (436,000) (65,250) (400,000) (50,000) (30,000) (30,000) (817,000) (230,000) $(1,831,000) $(410,250) a. Assume that this combination is a statutory merger so that On-the-Go's accounts will be transferred to the records of NewTune. On-the-Go will be dissolved and will no longer exist as a legal entity. Prepare a postcombination balance sheet for NewTune as of the acquisition date.
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