Pale Company was established on January 1, 20X1. Along with other assets, it immediately purchased land for
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Pale Company was established on January 1, 20X1. Along with other assets, it immediately purchased land for $80,000, a building for $240,000, and equipment for $90,000. On January 1, 20X5, Pale transferred these assets, cash of $21,000, and inventory costing $37,000 to a newly created subsidiary, Sight Company, in exchange for 10,000 shares of Sight’s $6 par value stock. Pale uses straight-line depreciation and useful lives of 40 years and 10 years for the building and equipment, respectively, with no estimated residual values.
Required
a. Give the journal entry that Pale recorded when it transferred the assets to Sight.
b. Give the journal entry that Sight recorded for the receipt of assets and issuance of common stock to Pale.
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Advanced Financial Accounting
ISBN: 9781265042615
13th International Edition
Authors: Theodore E. Christensen, David M. Cottrell, Cassy Budd