Advanced Accounting
14th Edition
ISBN: 9781260247824
Author: Joe Ben Hoyle, Thomas F. Schaefer, Timothy S. Doupnik
Publisher: RENT MCG
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When one company buys the assets and liabilities of another company, this is known as which of the following?Choose one answer.a. Limited liability company b. Merger c. Conventional corporation d. Acquisition
Which of the following situations best describes a business combination to be accounted for as a statutory merger?
Select one:
a. Two companies combine to form a new third company, and the original two companies are dissolved.
b. One company transfers assets to another company it has created
c.
Both companies in a combination continue to operate as separate, but related, legal entities.
d.
Only one of the combining companies survives and the other loses its separate identity
Which one of the following statements correctly applies to a merger?
Multiple Choice
The acquiring firm does not have to seek approval for the merger from its shareholders.
The shareholders of the target firm must approve the merger.
The acquiring firm will acquire the assets but not the debt of the target firm.
The merged firm will have a new company name.
The titles to individual assets of the target firm must be transferred into the acquiring firm's name.
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