On 1 January 2019 Apples Ltd acquired all the assets and liabilities of Berries Ltd. Details of the consideration transferred are as follows: Cash of $200,000, half to be paid on 1 January 2019, with the balance due on 1 January 2020. The incremental borrowing rate for Apples Ltd is 10%. 100,000 shares in Apples Ltd were issued. The share price on 1 January 2019 was $5.00 per share. This price represented a six-month high. Costs of issuing the shares was $1,000. Supply of a motor vehicle to Berries Ltd. The fair value of the motor vehicle is $60,000. The motor vehicle had an original cost of $90,000, and had accumulated depreciation of $40,000 as at 1 January 2019 in Apples Ltd accounting records. Legal fees and associated with the acquisition totalled $5,000. Required: Calculate the consideration transferred.

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On 1 January 2019 Apples Ltd acquired all the assets and liabilities of Berries Ltd. Details of the consideration transferred are as follows:

  • Cash of $200,000, half to be paid on 1 January 2019, with the balance due on 1 January 2020. The incremental borrowing rate for Apples Ltd is 10%.

  • 100,000 shares in Apples Ltd were issued. The share price on 1 January 2019 was $5.00 per share. This price represented a six-month high. Costs of issuing the shares was $1,000.

  • Supply of a motor vehicle to Berries Ltd. The fair value of the motor vehicle is $60,000. The motor vehicle had an original cost of $90,000, and had accumulated depreciation of $40,000 as at 1 January 2019 in Apples Ltd accounting records.

  • Legal fees and associated with the acquisition totalled $5,000.

  • Required: Calculate the consideration transferred.
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