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LAB 2
BUSINESS COMBINATION
2. A business combination in which a new corporation is formed to take over the assets
and operations of two or more separate business entities, with the previously separate
entities being dissolved, is a/an:
a. Consolidation
b. Joint Venture
c. Acquisition
d. Merger
3. An excess of the price paid over the fair value of net assets acquired in a business
combination is..
a. Reported as a gain from a bargain purchase
b. Applied to a reduction of noncash asset
c. Reported as Goodwill
d. Applied to reduce goodwill
4. The direct cost of a business combination other than those for account legal and
consultant fee are..
a. Added to the parent/investor company’s investment account
b. Record as Investment expense
c. Deducted from income in the period of combination
d. Reduction of additional paid-in capital
5. The pooling of interest method was eliminated for the following reasons, except...
a. Provides less relevant information to statement users
b. Ignores economic value exchanged in the transaction and makes subsequent
performance evaluation possible
c. Ignores economic value exchanged in the transaction and makes subsequent
performance evaluation impossible
d. Comparing firms using the alternative method is difficult for investor
2. On January 1, J Inc paid $1,525,000 by cash to acquire V Inc. V Inc was dissolved after
the acquisition. The information of V Inc net assets fair value is as follows (in $) :
Fair Value Book Value
Cash 250,000 275,000
Account Receivable 435,000 350,000
Inventories 550,000 600,000
Plant Assets 810,000 800,000
Account Payable 250,000 270,000
Notes Payable 590,000 560,000
Required :
Calculate the goodwill or the gain from bargain purchase of the business combination!
3. Thunder Inc issued 625,000 common shares of $12.5 at par, and paid $1,250,000 for
the net assets of Wind Company on July 16, 2019. The market value of Thunder’s
stocks was $25 per share. Wind Corporation was dissolved immediately after the
acquisition. In addition, Thunder incurred the following costs:
Legal fees to arrange the business combination $90,000
Cost of SEC registration $42,000
Cost of printing and issuing net stock certificates $11,000
Indirect costs of combining, including allocated overhead and executive salaries
$87,000
The information related to Wind Corporation’s net assets is as follows (in $000) :
Book Value Fair Value
Cash 2,500 2,500
Account Receivable 1,000 750
Inventories 4,000 3,750
Plant Assets 17,000 16,500
Account Payable 1,625 1,875
Notes Payable 5,375 5,750
Common stock, $12.5 par 6,625
Retained Earnings 11,250
Required :
1. Prepare journal entries for Persona Corporation to record its acquisition of Intro
Corporation, including all allocations to individual asset and liability accounts!.
2. Prepare a Statement of Financial Position for Persona Corporation on January 1, 2019,
immediately after the acquisition and dissolution of Intro!
LAB 2
BUSINESS COMBINATION
SOLUTION
I. Multiple Choice
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. B
2. Cash $250,000
Account Receivable $435,000
Inventories $550,000
Plant Assets $810,000
Good Will $320,000
Account Payable $250,000
Notes Payable $590,000
Investment in Wan Inc $1,525,000
Cash 2,500,000
Account Receivable 750,000
Inventories 3,750,000
Plant assets 16,500,000
Goodwill 1,000,000
Account Payable 1,875,000
Notes Payable 5,750,000
Investment in Set 16,875,000
(To record allocation of the $16,875,000 cost of Wind Company to identifiable
assets and liabilities according to their fair values and the gain from the bargain
purchase)
Cash 1,960,000
Account Receivable 1,440,000
Notes Receivable 1,400,000
Inventories 2,500,000
Other Current Assets 1,050,000
Land 1,850,000
Buildings 5,900,000
Equipment 2,900,000
Account Payable 1,400,000
Mortgage Payable 3,000,000
Investment in Intro 12,000,000
Gain on Bargain Purchase 2,600,000
Persona Corporation
Statement of Financial Position
At January 1, 2019
(After Business Combination) (in 000)
Assets
Current Assets
Cash (15,600 + 1,960 – 4,000 - 470) $13,090
Account Receivable-net (6,760 + 1,440) 8,200
Notes Receivable-net (7,800 + 1,400) 9,200
Inventories (13,000 + 2,500) 15,500
Other Current Assets (3,640 + 1,050) 4,690
Total Current Asset $50,680
Plant Assets
Land (10,400 + 1,850) $12,250
Buildings-net ($46,800 + 5,900) 52,700
Equipment-net (52,000 + 2,900) 54,900
Total Plant Assets $119,850
Total Assets $170,530
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Liabilities
Account Payable (5,200 + 1,400) $ 6,600
Mortgage payable, 10% (26,000 + 3,000) 29,000
Total Liabilities $35,600
Stockholders’ Equity
Capital Stock, $10 par ($52,000 + 3,750) $55,750
Additional paid-in Capital (41,600 + 4,250 - 170) 45,680
Retained Earnings ($31,200 + 2,600 - 300) 33,500
Total Stockholders’ Equity $134,930
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ equity $170,530