Pratt Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Spider, Inc., on December 31, 2021, for $495,000 cash. Pratt will operate Spider as a wholly owned subsidiary with a separate legal and accounting identity. Although many of Spider’s book values approximate fair values, several of its accounts have fair values that differ from book values. In addition, Spider has internally developed assets that remain unrecorded on its books. In deriving the acquisition price, Pratt assessed Spider’s fair and book value differences as follows:

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Pratt Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Spider, Inc., on December 31, 2021, for $495,000 cash. Pratt will operate Spider as a wholly owned subsidiary with a separate legal and accounting identity. Although many of Spider’s book values approximate fair values, several of its accounts have fair values that differ from book values. In addition, Spider has internally developed assets that remain unrecorded on its books. In deriving the acquisition price, Pratt assessed Spider’s fair and book value differences as follows:

 

  Book Values   Fair Values
Computer software $ 20,000     $ 70,000  
Equipment   40,000       30,000  
Client contracts   0       100,000  
In-process research and development   0       40,000  
Notes payable   (60,000 )     (65,000 )
 

 

At December 31, 2021, the following financial information is available for consolidation (credit balances in parentheses):

 

  Pratt   Spider
Cash $ 36,000     $ 18,000  
Receivables   116,000       52,000  
Inventory   140,000       90,000  
Investment in Spider   495,000       0  
Computer software   210,000       20,000  
Buildings (net)   595,000       130,000  
Equipment (net)   308,000       40,000  
Client contracts   0       0  
Goodwill   0       0  
Total assets $ 1,900,000     $ 350,000  
Accounts payable $ (88,000 )   $ (25,000 )
Notes payable   (510,000 )     (60,000 )
Common stock   (380,000 )     (100,000 )
Additional paid-in capital   (170,000 )     (25,000 )
Retained earnings   (752,000 )     (140,000 )
Total liabilities and equities $ (1,900,000 )   $ (350,000 )
 

 

Prepare a consolidated balance sheet for Pratt and Spider as of December 31, 2021. (For accounts where multiple consolidation entries are required,combine all debit entries into one amount and enter this amount in the debit column of the worksheet. Similarly, combine all credit entries into one amount and enter this amount in the credit column of the worksheet. Input all amounts as positive values.)

 

 
 
 
 
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