The following book and fair values were available for Westmont Company as of March 1. Book Value Fair Value Inventory $ 644,750 $ 609,000 Land 779,250 1,086,750 Buildings 1,770,000 2,138,250 Customer relationships 0 842,250 Accounts payable (102,000 ) (102,000 ) Common stock (2,000,000 ) Additional paid-in capital (500,000 ) Retained earnings, 1/1 (424,500 ) Revenues (457,000 ) Expenses 289,500 Arturo Company pays $4,130,000 cash and issues 28,200 shares of its $2 par value common stock (fair value of $50 per share) for all of Westmont’s common stock in a merger, after which Westmont will cease to exist as a separate entity. Stock issue costs amount to $32,400 and Arturo pays $49,800 for legal fees to complete the transaction. Prepare Arturo’s journal entries to record its acquisition of Westmont. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.
The following book and fair values were available for Westmont Company as of March 1. Book Value Fair Value Inventory $ 644,750 $ 609,000 Land 779,250 1,086,750 Buildings 1,770,000 2,138,250 Customer relationships 0 842,250 Accounts payable (102,000 ) (102,000 ) Common stock (2,000,000 ) Additional paid-in capital (500,000 ) Retained earnings, 1/1 (424,500 ) Revenues (457,000 ) Expenses 289,500 Arturo Company pays $4,130,000 cash and issues 28,200 shares of its $2 par value common stock (fair value of $50 per share) for all of Westmont’s common stock in a merger, after which Westmont will cease to exist as a separate entity. Stock issue costs amount to $32,400 and Arturo pays $49,800 for legal fees to complete the transaction. Prepare Arturo’s journal entries to record its acquisition of Westmont. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.
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The following book and fair values were available for Westmont Company as of March 1.
| Book Value | Fair Value | |||||
| Inventory | $ | 644,750 | $ | 609,000 | ||
| Land | 779,250 | 1,086,750 | ||||
| Buildings | 1,770,000 | 2,138,250 | ||||
| Customer relationships | 0 | 842,250 | ||||
| Accounts payable | (102,000 | ) | (102,000 | ) | ||
| Common stock | (2,000,000 | ) | ||||
| Additional paid-in capital | (500,000 | ) | ||||
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(424,500 | ) | ||||
| Revenues | (457,000 | ) | ||||
| Expenses | 289,500 | |||||
Arturo Company pays $4,130,000 cash and issues 28,200 shares of its $2 par value common stock (fair value of $50 per share) for all of Westmont’s common stock in a merger, after which Westmont will cease to exist as a separate entity. Stock issue costs amount to $32,400 and Arturo pays $49,800 for legal fees to complete the transaction.
Prepare Arturo’s journal entries to record its acquisition of Westmont. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No
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