Record the entry for the purchase of the net assets of Eagle by Mans at the following cash prices:

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Mans Company is about to purchase the net assets of Eagle Incorporated, which has the following balance sheet:

 

Assets

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

$  60,000

Inventory

 

100,000

Equipment

$  90,000

 

Accumulated depreciation

  (50,000)

40,000

 

 

 

Land and buildings

$300,000

 

Accumulated depreciation

(100,000)

200,000

Goodwill

 

    60,000

     Total assets

 

$460,000

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

 

Bonds payable

 

$  80,000

Common stock, $10 par

 

200,000

Paid-in capital in excess of par

 

100,000

Retained earnings

 

    80,000

     Total liabilities and equity

 

$460,000

 

Mans has secured the following fair values of Eagle's accounts:

 

Inventory

$130,000

Equipment

60,000

Land and buildings

260,000

Bonds payable

60,000

 

Acquisition costs were $20,000.

 

Required:

 

Record the entry for the purchase of the net assets of Eagle by Mans at the following cash prices:

 

a.

$480,000 \

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Journal entry for the purchase of net assets of Eagles by Mans ltd:

 

Particulars Debit Credit
Inventory Account 130,000 dollars  
Account/Bill receivable Account  60,000 dollars  
Bond payable discount 20000 dollars  
Equipment  60000 dollars  
Land and building  260,000 dollars  
Amount of goodwill 50,000 dollars  
  To Cash Account    500000 dollars
To Bond payable Account   

80,000 dollars

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