Advanced Accounting
Advanced Accounting
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Author: Paul M. Fischer, William J. Tayler, Rita H. Cheng
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Introduction: Acquisition is a corporate term used to represent purchase of another company and gaining the ownership of the company.

To provide: Acquisition with goodwill

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Avery Company acquires the net assets of Iowa Company on July 1, 2015. The net assets acquired include plant assets that are provisionally estimated to have a fair value of $600,000 with a 10-year usable life and no salvage value. Depreciation is recorded based on months in service. The remaining unallocated amount of the price paid is $300,000, which is recorded as goodwill. At the end of 2015, Avery prepares the following statements (includes Iowa Company for the last six months):In March 2016, the final estimated fair value of the acquired plant assets is $700,000 with no change in the estimate of useful life or salvage value. 1. Prepare any journal entries required inMarch 2016. 2. Prepare the revised balance sheet and income statement for 2015 that will be included in the 2016 comparative statements.
UNDOS COMPANY purchased equipment for P5,000,000 on January 1, 2013 with a useful life of ten years and no residual value. On January 1, 2015, the entity classified the asset as held for sale. The fair value of the equipment of January 1, 2015 is P3,300,000 and the cost of disposal is P100,000. On December 31, 2015, the fair value of the equipment is P3,800,000 and the cost of disposal is P200,000. On December 31, 2015, the entity believed that the criteria for classification as held for sale can no longer be met. Accordingly, the entity decided not to sell the asset but to continue to use it. What amount should be recognized in profit or loss as a result of the reclassification in 2015?
On August 1, 2017, Riverbed Corporation acquired Marin, Inc. for a cash payment of $2.30 million. At the time of purchase, Marin’s balance sheet showed assets of $4,422,000, liabilities of $2,622,000, and owners’ equity of $1,800,000. The fair value of Marin’s identifiable assets is estimated to be $4,330,000.Compute the amount of goodwill acquired by Riverbed.
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