On January 1, 20X3, Guild Corporation reported total assets of $470,000, liabilities of $270,000, and stockholders equity

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On January 1, 20X3, Guild Corporation reported total assets of $470,000, liabilities of $270,000, and stockholders’ equity of $200,000. At that date, Bristol Corporation reported total assets of $190,000, liabilities of $135,000, and stockholders’ equity of $55,000. Following lengthy negotiations, Guild paid Bristol’s existing shareholders $44,000 in cash for 80 percent of the voting common shares of Bristol.
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Immediately after Guild purchased the Bristol shares
a. What amount of total assets did Guild report in its individual balance sheet?
b. What amount of total assets was reported in the consolidated balance sheet?
c. What amount of total liabilities was reported in the consolidated balance sheet?
d. What amount of stockholders’ equity was reported in the consolidated balance sheet?

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A Corporation is a legal form of business that is separate from its owner. In other words, a corporation is a business or organization formed by a group of people, and its right and liabilities separate from those of the individuals involved. It may...
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Advanced Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0078025624

10th edition

Authors: Theodore E. Christensen, David M. Cottrell, Richard E. Baker

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