Advanced Accounting
Advanced Accounting
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781305084858
Author: Paul M. Fischer, William J. Tayler, Rita H. Cheng
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Question
Book Icon
Chapter 1, Problem 1.2P
To determine

Introduction: Acquisition is a corporate term used to represent purchase of another company and gaining the ownership of the company.

To show: Purchase of two companies with goodwill

Blurred answer
Students have asked these similar questions
Nascent, Inc., acquires 60 percent of Sea-Breeze Corporation for $414,000 cash on January 1, 2015. The remaining 40 percent of the Sea-Breeze shares traded near a total value of $276,000 both before and after the acquisition date. On January 1, 2015, Sea-Breeze had the following assets and liabilities:The companies’ financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2018, follow:Answer the following questions:a. How can the accountant determine that the parent has applied the initial value method?b. What is the annual excess amortization initially recognized in connection with this acquisition?c. If the parent had applied the equity method, what investment income would the parent have recorded in 2018?d. What amount should the parent report as retained earnings in its January 1, 2018, consolidated balance sheet?e. What is consolidated net income for 2018 and what amounts are attributable to the controlling and noncontrolling interests?f. Within consolidated statements at January 1,…
Bar Corporation has been looking to expand its operations and has decided to acquire the assets of Vicker Company and Kendal Company. Bar will issue 30,000 shares of its $10 par common stock to acquire the net assets of Vicker Company and will issue 15,000 shares to acquire the net assets of Kendal Company.Vicker and Kendal have the following balance sheets as of December 31, 2015:Assets                                              Vicker                     KendalAccounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000               $ 80,000Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 150,000                    85,000Property, plant, and equipment:Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150,000                    50,000Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500,000                  300,000Accumulated depreciation. . . . . . . . .. . . (150,000)                 (110,000)Total assets . . . . . . . . . .…
Palm Corporation and Staple Company have announced terms of an exchange agreement under which Palm will issue 8,500 shares of its $15 par value common stock to acquire all of Staple Company’s assets. Palm shares currently are trading at $59, and Staple $10 par value shares are trading at $23 each. Historical cost and fair value balance sheet data on January 1, 20X2, are as follows:   Palm Corporation   Staple Company     Balance Sheet Item Book Value Fair Value   Book Value Fair Value     Assets                             Cash & Receivables $ 151,000   $ 151,000     $ 46,000   $ 46,000     Land   110,000     190,000       57,000     83,000     Buildings & Equipment (net)   313,000     411,000       176,000     230,000     Total Assets $ 574,000   $ 752,000     $ 279,000   $ 359,000     Equities                             Common Stock $ 200,000           $ 81,000           Additional Paid-In Capital   18,000             9,900           Retained Earnings…
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Similar questions
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Accounting
ISBN:9781259964947
Author:Libby
Publisher:MCG
Text book image
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781337272094
Author:WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Text book image
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:9781337619202
Author:Hall, James A.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Text book image
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis...
Accounting
ISBN:9780134475585
Author:Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:PEARSON
Text book image
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781259722660
Author:J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Text book image
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781259726705
Author:John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education