P Company acquired the assets and assumed the liabilities of S Company on January 1, 2018, for

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P Company acquired the assets and assumed the liabilities of S Company on January 1, 2018, for $510,000 when S Company’s balance sheet was as follows:

S COMPANY
Balance Sheet
January 1, 2018

Cash...........................................................................$ 96,000
Receivables..................................................................55,200
Inventory....................................................................110,400
Land............................................................................169,200
Plant and equipment (net).......................................466,800
Total..........................................................................$897,600
Accounts payable.....................................................$ 44,400
Bonds payable, 10%, due 12/31/2023, Par............480,000
Common stock, $2 par value..................................120,000
Retained earnings.....................................................253,200
Total..........................................................................$897,600


Fair values of S Company’s assets and liabilities were equal to their book values except for the following:

1. Inventory has a fair value of $126,000.

2. Land has a fair value of $198,000.

3. The bonds pay interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31. The current yield rate on bonds of similar risk is 8%.


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Prepare the journal entry on P Company’s books to record the acquisition of the assets and assumption of the liabilities of S Company.

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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Advanced Accounting

ISBN: 978-1119373209

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Authors: Debra C. Jeter, Paul K. Chaney

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