Pun Corporation concluded the fair value of Slender Company was $60,000 and paid that amount to acquire

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Pun Corporation concluded the fair value of Slender Company was $60,000 and paid that amount to acquire its net assets. Slender reported assets with a book value of $55,000 and fair value of $71,000 and liabilities with a book value and fair value of $20,000 on the date of combination. Pun also paid $4,000 to a search firm for finder’s fees related to the acquisition.


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Give the journal entries to be made by Pun to record its investment in Slender and its payment of the finder’s fees.

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Advanced Financial Accounting

ISBN: 9781260772135

13th Edition

Authors: Theodore Christensen, David Cottrell, Cassy Budd

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