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 8.3E
To determine

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

To provide: Contingent Consideration

Blurred answer
Students have asked these similar questions
Cardinal Company acquires an 80% interest in Huron Company common stock for $420,000 cash on January 1, 2015. At that time, Huron Company has the following balance sheet: (attached)Prepare a determination and distribution of excess schedule for the investment in Huron Company (a value analysis is not needed). Prepare journal entries that Cardinal Company would make on its books to record income earned and/or dividends received on its investment in Huron Company during 2015 and 2016 under the following methods: simple equity, sophisticated equity, and cost.
On August 27, 2015, Celgene Corporation acquired all of the outstanding stock of Receptos, Inc., in exchange for $7.6 billion in cash. Referring to Celgene's 2015 financial statements and its July 14, 2015, press release announcing the acquisition, answer the following questions regarding the Receptos acquisition. What accounting method was used, and for what amount, to record the acquisition?
On August 27, 2015, Celgene Corporation acquired all of the outstanding stock of Receptos, Inc., in exchange for $7.6 billion in cash. Referring to Celgene’s 2015 financial statements and its July 14, 2015, press release announcing the acquisition, answer the following questions regarding the Receptos acquisition.1. Why did Celgene acquire Receptos?2. What accounting method was used, and for what amount, to record the acquisition?3. What amount did Celgene include in pre-combination service compensation in the total consideration transferred? What support is provided for this treatment in the Accounting Standards Codification (see ASC 805-30-30, paragraphs 9-13)?4. What allocations did Celgene make to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition? Provide a calculation showing how Celgene determined the amount allocated to goodwill.5. Describe the nature of the in-process research and development product rights acquired by Celgene in its acquisition of Receptos.6. How…
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Similar questions
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
Accounting
ISBN:9781337788281
Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Financial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781305088436
Author:Carl Warren, Jim Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher:Cengage Learning