Patel Company purchased all the outstanding common stock of Singh Company on December 31, 2011. Just before

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Patel Company purchased all the outstanding common stock of Singh Company on December 31, 2011. Just before the purchase, the condensed balance sheets of the two companies were as follows.

Patel Company purchased all the outstanding common stock of Sing

Patel used current assets of $710,000 to acquire the stock of Singh. The excess of this purchase price over the book value of Patel€™s net assets is determined to be attributable $20,000 to Singh€™s plant and equipment and the remainder to goodwill.

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(a) Prepare the entry for Patel Company€™s acquisition of Singh Company stock.
(b) Prepare a consolidated worksheet at December 31, 2011.
(c) Prepare a consolidated balance sheet at December 31,2011.

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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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0470507018

7th Edition

Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso

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