A new CEO was hired to revive the floundering Champion Chemical Corporation. The company had endured operating

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A new CEO was hired to revive the floundering Champion Chemical Corporation. The company had endured operating losses for several years, but confidence was emerging that better times were ahead. The board of directors and shareholders approved a quasi reorganization for the corporation. The reorganization included devaluing inventory for obsolescence by $105 million and increasing land by $5 million. Immediately prior to the restatement, at December 31, 2011, Champion Chemical Corporation's balance sheet appeared as follows (in condensed form):


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1. Prepare the journal entries appropriate to record the quasi reorganization on January 1, 2012.

2. Prepare a balance sheet as it would appear immediately after the restatement.

Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0077400163

6th edition

Authors: J. David Spiceland, James Sepe, Mark Nelson

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