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

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Patel Company purchased all the outstanding ordinary shares of Singh Company on December 31, 2011. Just before the purchase, the condensed statements of financial position of the two companies were as follows.

Patel Company purchased all the outstanding ordinary shares of S

Patel used current assets of $710.000 to acquire the shares 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 shares.
(b) Prepare a consolidated worksheet at December 31.2011.
(c) Prepare a consolidated statement of financial position at December 31.2011.

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Financial accounting

ISBN: 978-1118285909

IFRS Edition

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

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