Question: Earnings Contingency, In-Process R&D, Bargain Purchase (DO NOT POST PREVIOUS ANSWER FROM CHEGG BECAUSE IT IS WRONG.) On January 2, 2012, Fiser, Inc. acquired Vixen

Earnings Contingency, In-Process R&D, Bargain Purchase (DO NOT POST PREVIOUS ANSWER FROM CHEGG BECAUSE IT IS WRONG.)

On January 2, 2012, Fiser, Inc. acquired Vixen Pharmaceuticals for $1 billion cash, in a merger. Vixen had two promising products for treating common infections under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The balance sheets of Fiser and Vixen, immediately prior to the acquisition, are below. Fair value information appears for Vixen's reported assets and liabilities.

Fiser, Inc. Vixen Pharmaceuticals
(in thousands) Book Value Book Value Fair Value
Current assets $4,000,000 $160,000 $160,000
Property, plant and equipment 48,000,000 8,000,000 4,000,000
Patents 8,000,000 400,000 2,400,000
Total assets $60,000,000 $8,560,000 $6,560,000
Liabilities $28,000,000 $6,280,000 $6,280,000
Capital stock 20,000,000 4,000,000
Retained earnings 12,000,000 (1,720,000)
Total liabilities and equity $60,000,000 $8,560,000

$0.8 billion of the purchase price was allocated to previously unreported in-process research and development attributed to Vixen's products under development. The purchase price was low due to Vixen's poor performance in previous yearsVixen reported a retained earnings deficit of $1.72 billion as of the date of acquisition. To close the deal, Fiser agreed to pay the former owners of Vixen $1.50 for every dollar of total revenue above $40 million reported on sales of Vixen's products over the next two years. This payment, if made at all, would occur at December 31, 2013. Fiser expects that there is only a 30 percent chance the payment will be made, as follows:

Total expected revenue on Vixen's products, 2012 - 2013 Probability
Below $40 million 0.70
$48 million 0.20
$64 million 0.10

(a) Calculate the present value of the earnout agreement, using a 6.5 percent discount rate. (Round your answer to nearest thousand dollars.)

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(in thousands)

(b) This acquisition is a bargain purchase. Calculate the gain on acquisition reported by Fiser.

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(in thousands) (c) Prepare the entry Fiser made to record the acquisition (in thousands).

General Journal
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Current assets Answer

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Property, plant and equipment Answer

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Patents Answer

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AnswerIn-process R&DGain on acquisitionGoodwillCapital StockMerger expenses

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AnswerIn-process R&DGain on acquisitionGoodwillCapital StockMerger expenses

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(d) Prepare Fiser's post-combination balance sheet (in thousands).

Fiser, Inc. Balance Sheet January 3, 2012
(in thousands)
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Total assets Answer

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