QUESTIONS: 1. Condensed balance sheets for P Company and S Company on January 1, 2017 are as follows: P $ 290,000 720,000 $135,000 225,000 Current Assets Fixed Assets (net) Total Assets $1,010,000 $360,000 $ 150,000 560,000 $ 55,000 160,000 85,000 60,000 Total Liabilities Common Stock, $10 par value Paid-in-Capital in excess of Par 200,000 Retained Earnings 100,000
QUESTIONS: 1. Condensed balance sheets for P Company and S Company on January 1, 2017 are as follows: P $ 290,000 720,000 $135,000 225,000 Current Assets Fixed Assets (net) Total Assets $1,010,000 $360,000 $ 150,000 560,000 $ 55,000 160,000 85,000 60,000 Total Liabilities Common Stock, $10 par value Paid-in-Capital in excess of Par 200,000 Retained Earnings 100,000
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![QUESTIONS:
1. Condensed balance sheets for P Company and s Company on
January 1,
2017
are
as
follows:
$ 290,000
720,000
$135,000
225,000
Current Assets
Fixed Assets (net)
Total Assets
$1,010,000
$360,000
150,000
560,000
Paid-in-Capital in excess of Par 200,000
100,000
$ 55,000
160,000
85,000
60,000
Total Liabilities
$
Common Stock, $10 par value
Retained Earnings
Total Equities
$1,010,000
$360,000
On January 1, 2017 the stockholders of P and S agreed to
corporation, L Company, would be formed to consolidate P and S.
shares of its $20 par value common stock for the net assets of P and S. On the date of
consolidation, the fair values of P's and S's current assets and liabilities were equal
a consolidation whereby a
L Company issued 50,000
new
to their book values.
The fair value of fixed assets for each company was: P, $850,000;
s, $240,000. An investment banking house estimated that the fair value of L Company's
common stock was $35 per share.
$10,000 in stock issue costs.
P will incur $30,000 of direct acquisition costs and
Required:
Prepare the journal entry to record the consolidation on the books of L Company
assuming that the consolidation is accounted for as a
acquisition.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fffde9c44-2af2-410c-a757-56e67944c94d%2F66947403-4838-487a-839d-5c99a0a3cef9%2F6hu23ul_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTIONS:
1. Condensed balance sheets for P Company and s Company on
January 1,
2017
are
as
follows:
$ 290,000
720,000
$135,000
225,000
Current Assets
Fixed Assets (net)
Total Assets
$1,010,000
$360,000
150,000
560,000
Paid-in-Capital in excess of Par 200,000
100,000
$ 55,000
160,000
85,000
60,000
Total Liabilities
$
Common Stock, $10 par value
Retained Earnings
Total Equities
$1,010,000
$360,000
On January 1, 2017 the stockholders of P and S agreed to
corporation, L Company, would be formed to consolidate P and S.
shares of its $20 par value common stock for the net assets of P and S. On the date of
consolidation, the fair values of P's and S's current assets and liabilities were equal
a consolidation whereby a
L Company issued 50,000
new
to their book values.
The fair value of fixed assets for each company was: P, $850,000;
s, $240,000. An investment banking house estimated that the fair value of L Company's
common stock was $35 per share.
$10,000 in stock issue costs.
P will incur $30,000 of direct acquisition costs and
Required:
Prepare the journal entry to record the consolidation on the books of L Company
assuming that the consolidation is accounted for as a
acquisition.
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