Woolco, Inc., purchased all the outstanding stock of Paint, Inc., for $980,000. Woolco also paid $10,000 in direct acquisition costs. Just before the investment, the two companies had the following balance sheets: Assets                                             Woolco, Inc.            Paint, Inc. Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 900,000                   $ 500,000 Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      600,000                      200,000 Depreciable fixed assets (net) . . . . . . . . 1,500,000                   600,000 Total assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         $3,000,000             $1,300,000 Liabilities and Equity Current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      $ 950,000              $ 400,000 Bonds payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           500,000                 200,000 Common stock ($10 par). . . . . . . . . . . .        400,000                300,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par . . . . . . .       500,000                 380,000 Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           650,000                  20,000 Total liabilities and equity . . . . . . . . .           $3,000,000          $1,300,000 Appraisals for the assets of Paint, Inc., indicate that fair values differ from recorded book values for the inventory and for the depreciable fixed assets, which have fair values of $250,000 and $750,000, respectively. 1. Prepare the entries to record the purchase of the Paint, Inc., common stock and payment of acquisition costs. 2. Prepare the value analysis and the determination and distribution of excess schedule for the investment in Paint, Inc. 3. Prepare the elimination entries that would be made on a consolidated worksheet.

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Woolco, Inc., purchased all the outstanding stock of Paint, Inc., for $980,000. Woolco also paid $10,000 in direct acquisition costs. Just before the investment, the two companies had the following balance sheets:

Assets                                             Woolco, Inc.            Paint, Inc.
Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 900,000                   $ 500,000
Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      600,000                      200,000
Depreciable fixed assets (net) . . . . . . . . 1,500,000                   600,000
Total assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         $3,000,000             $1,300,000
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      $ 950,000              $ 400,000
Bonds payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           500,000                 200,000
Common stock ($10 par). . . . . . . . . . . .        400,000                300,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par . . . . . . .       500,000                 380,000
Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           650,000                  20,000
Total liabilities and equity . . . . . . . . .           $3,000,000          $1,300,000

Appraisals for the assets of Paint, Inc., indicate that fair values differ from recorded book values for the inventory and for the depreciable fixed assets, which have fair values of $250,000 and $750,000, respectively.
1. Prepare the entries to record the purchase of the Paint, Inc., common stock and payment of acquisition costs.
2. Prepare the value analysis and the determination and distribution of excess schedule for the investment in Paint, Inc.
3. Prepare the elimination entries that would be made on a consolidated worksheet.

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