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Equity Entries with Differential
Plug Corporation acquired 35 percent of Spark Corporation’s stock on January 1,20X8, by issuing25,000 shares of its $2 par value common stock. Spark Corporation’s
Shares of Plug were selling at $8 at the time of the acquisition. On the date of acquisition, the remaining economic life of buildings and equipment held by Spark was 20 years. The amountof the differential assigned to
Required
a. Give the
b. What balance will Plug report as its investment in Spark at December 31, 20X8?

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ADVANCED FIN. ACCT.(LL)-W/CONNECT
- Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And AnalysisAccountingISBN:9781337788281Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald PagachPublisher:Cengage Learning
