Advanced Financial Accounting
Advanced Financial Accounting
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259916977
Author: Christensen, Theodore E., COTTRELL, David M., Budd, Cassy
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.40P

a.

To determine

Concept Introduction:

Business Combination: It is a process where two entities combine their assets and liabilities to form a new third entity to take up the benefit of synergies with legal consent.

To Explain: Journal entries that P should have entered on its books to record the business combination.

a.

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Following journal entry would be recorded:

    ParticularDebit ($)Credit ($)
    Merger Expense135,000
    To Cash135,000
    (Being legal fees paid.)
    Deferred Stock Issue Cost42,000
    To Cash42,000
    (Being common stock purchased.)
    Cash28,000
    Accounts Receivable251,500
    Inventory395,000
    Long Term Investments175,000
    Land100,000
    Rolling Stock63,000
    Plant and Equipment2,500,000
    Patents500,000
    Special Licenses100,000
    Discount on Equipment trust notes5,000
    Discount on Debentures50,000
    Goodwill109,700
    To Current Payables137,200
    To Mortgages Payable500,000
    To Premium on Mortgages Payable20,000
    To Equipment Trust Notes100,000
    To Debentures Payable1,000,000
    To Common Stock180,000
    To Additional Paid-in capital2,298,000
    To Deferred Stock Issue Costs42,000
    (Being legal fees paid)
    Total44542004454200

Computation of Goodwill:

Value of stock issued: ($14×180,000)=$2,520,000

Fair value of assets acquired: $4,112,500

Fair value of liabilities acquired: ($1,702,200)

Goodwill: $2,520,500+$1,702,200$4,112,500=$109,700

b.

To determine

Concept Introduction:

Business Combination: It is a process where two entities combine their assets and liabilities to form a new third entity to take up the benefit of synergies with legal consent.

To Explain: Journal entries that should have been entered on S’s books to record the combination and the distribution of the stock received.

b.

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Following journal entry would be recorded:

    ParticularDebitCredit
    Investment account 2,520,000
    Allowance for bad debts6,500
    Accumulated Depreciation614,000
    Current Payables137,200
    Mortgages payable500,000
    Equipment Trust Notes100,000
    Debentures Payable1,000,000
    To Discount on Debentures Payables40,000
    To Cash28,000
    To Accounts Receivable258,000
    To Inventory381,000
    To Long Term Investments150,000
    To Land55,000
    To Rolling Stock130,000
    To Plant and Equipment2,425,000
    To Patents125,000
    To Special Licenses95,800
    To Gain on sale of assets and liabilities1,189,900
    (Being asset purchased.)
    Common Stock7,500
    Additional paid in Capital-common stock4,500
    To Treasury Stock12,000
    (Being common stock purchased.)
    Common Stock592,500
    Additional Paid-in Capital-Common495,500
    Additional Paid-in Capital-Retirement Preferred22,000
    Retained Earnings1,410,000
    To Investment account2,520,000
    (Being purchase of common stock.)
    Total74097007409700

Common Stock 1,500shares×$5=$7,500 

Additional paid in capital

  $12,000$7,500=$4,500

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