At the beginning of year 1, P Ltd acquired S Ltd by issuing its own shares...

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At the beginning of year 1, P Ltd acquired S Ltd by issuing its own shares to shareholders of S Ltd who had an option of receiving either two shares from P Ltd for every one share held in S Ltd or $3 per share in cash, receivable half at the acquisition date and half in one year's time. S Ltd had 2,500 shares before business combination and 25% of its shareholders eleceted to receive cash and the remainder to receive shares. P Ltd's shares traded at $2 per share on the acquisition date. Due to doubts as to whether its share price could remain at or above the $2 level for three months, P Ltd agreed to compensate shareholders of S Ltd the value of any decrease in the share price below $2. P Ltd believed that there was a probability of one-third that its share price would fall to $1.80 in three months. Other information is as follows. 1. S Ltd reported $10,000 of share capital and additional paid-in capital and $7,000 of retained earnings as at the beginning of year 1. 2. P Ltd acquired S Ltd on a cumulative dividend basis. S Ltd recorded a dividend payable of $1,600 on the acquisition date. 3. In addition to shares issued, P Ltd paid $15,430 cash to S Ltd by two instalments: $10,430 at the beginning of year 1 and the remaining two years later. P Ltd supplied to S Ltd a self-developed patent worth $1,304 on the date of acquisition. 4. 5. On the date of acquisition, S Ltd had an unrecorded liability arising from a lawsuit with the expected loss of $10,000. However, the lawyer estimated that there was a 20% chance of losing the case. On the date of acquisition, S Ltd had an unrecorded patent of $1,000 (fair value). P Ltd paid $15,000 for share issuance and $10,000 for consulting and brokerage services in relation to acquisition. 8. The bank interest rate was 5% and the income tax rate was 30%. 6. 7. At the acquisition date, S Ltd's assets and liabilities were recorded as fair value except for the following: Carrying amount $ 4,000 4,000 6,000 Land Plant (original cost $6,000) Inventory Fair value 7,000 6,000 5,000 S Ltd sold the land during year 2 for $6,800. The undervalued plant had a further 4-year life. 90% of the overvalued inventory were sold in year 1 and the remaining amount was sold in year 2. Land Plant Accumulated depreciation Deferred tax asset Inventory Cash Investment in S Ltd Total Assets Required $ 8,000 12,000 (4,000) 500 5,000 2,500 24,000 $ 48,000 $ 5,000 5,000 (1,000) 3,000 9,000 $ 21,000 1. Calculate P Ltd's cost of investment in S Ltd on the acquisition date (Round the discount factor to 7 decimal places and final answer to the nearest dollar amount). (8 marks) 2. Calculate the amount of goodwill involved on the acquisition date. (8 marks) 3. Prepare consolidation worksheet entries at beginning of year 1. (10 marks) 4. Prepare consolidation worksheet entries at end of year 1. (14 marks) 5. Prepare consolidation worksheet entries at end of year 2. (14 marks) 6. Prepare the consolidation worksheet for and at end of year 2. (46 marks) (Total marks = 100) 1. Calculate P Ltd's cost of investment in S Ltd on the acquisition date (Round the discount factor to 6 decimal places and final answer to the nearest dollar amount). (8 marks) Total acquisition cost 2. Calculate the amount of goodwill involved on the acquisiton date. (8 marks) Acquisition cost 0 Book value of net assets acquired Cost-book value differentials Land Goodwill FV BV Diff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 After-tax diff 0 0 At the beginning of year 1, P Ltd acquired S Ltd by issuing its own shares to shareholders of S Ltd who had an option of receiving either two shares from P Ltd for every one share held in S Ltd or $3 per share in cash, receivable half at the acquisition date and half in one year's time. S Ltd had 2,500 shares before business combination and 25% of its shareholders eleceted to receive cash and the remainder to receive shares. P Ltd's shares traded at $2 per share on the acquisition date. Due to doubts as to whether its share price could remain at or above the $2 level for three months, P Ltd agreed to compensate shareholders of S Ltd the value of any decrease in the share price below $2. P Ltd believed that there was a probability of one-third that its share price would fall to $1.80 in three months. Other information is as follows. 1. S Ltd reported $10,000 of share capital and additional paid-in capital and $7,000 of retained earnings as at the beginning of year 1. 2. P Ltd acquired S Ltd on a cumulative dividend basis. S Ltd recorded a dividend payable of $1,600 on the acquisition date. 3. In addition to shares issued, P Ltd paid $15,430 cash to S Ltd by two instalments: $10,430 at the beginning of year 1 and the remaining two years later. P Ltd supplied to S Ltd a self-developed patent worth $1,304 on the date of acquisition. 4. 5. On the date of acquisition, S Ltd had an unrecorded liability arising from a lawsuit with the expected loss of $10,000. However, the lawyer estimated that there was a 20% chance of losing the case. On the date of acquisition, S Ltd had an unrecorded patent of $1,000 (fair value). P Ltd paid $15,000 for share issuance and $10,000 for consulting and brokerage services in relation to acquisition. 8. The bank interest rate was 5% and the income tax rate was 30%. 6. 7. At the acquisition date, S Ltd's assets and liabilities were recorded as fair value except for the following: Carrying amount $ 4,000 4,000 6,000 Land Plant (original cost $6,000) Inventory Fair value 7,000 6,000 5,000 S Ltd sold the land during year 2 for $6,800. The undervalued plant had a further 4-year life. 90% of the overvalued inventory were sold in year 1 and the remaining amount was sold in year 2. Land Plant Accumulated depreciation Deferred tax asset Inventory Cash Investment in S Ltd Total Assets Required $ 8,000 12,000 (4,000) 500 5,000 2,500 24,000 $ 48,000 $ 5,000 5,000 (1,000) 3,000 9,000 $ 21,000 1. Calculate P Ltd's cost of investment in S Ltd on the acquisition date (Round the discount factor to 7 decimal places and final answer to the nearest dollar amount). (8 marks) 2. Calculate the amount of goodwill involved on the acquisition date. (8 marks) 3. Prepare consolidation worksheet entries at beginning of year 1. (10 marks) 4. Prepare consolidation worksheet entries at end of year 1. (14 marks) 5. Prepare consolidation worksheet entries at end of year 2. (14 marks) 6. Prepare the consolidation worksheet for and at end of year 2. (46 marks) (Total marks = 100) 1. Calculate P Ltd's cost of investment in S Ltd on the acquisition date (Round the discount factor to 6 decimal places and final answer to the nearest dollar amount). (8 marks) Total acquisition cost 2. Calculate the amount of goodwill involved on the acquisiton date. (8 marks) Acquisition cost 0 Book value of net assets acquired Cost-book value differentials Land Goodwill FV BV Diff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 After-tax diff 0 0

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