Prior to being united in a business combination, Atkins, Inc., and Waterson Corporation had the following stockholders’ equity figures:     Atkins Waterson Common stock ($1 par value) $ 163,000 $ 31,000 Additional paid-in capital   81,500   13,000 Retained earnings   390,000   148,500   Atkins issues 87,000 new shares of its common stock valued at $2 per share for all of the outstanding stock of Waterson. Immediately afterward, what are consolidated Additional Paid-In Capital and Retained Earnings, respectively?   Multiple Choice   $168,500 and $390,000.   $94,500 and $538,500.   $88,500 and $390,000.   $196,500 and $538,500.

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Prior to being united in a business combination, Atkins, Inc., and Waterson Corporation had the following stockholders’ equity figures:

 

  Atkins Waterson
Common stock ($1 par value) $ 163,000 $ 31,000
Additional paid-in capital   81,500   13,000
Retained earnings   390,000   148,500
 


Atkins issues 87,000 new shares of its common stock valued at $2 per share for all of the outstanding stock of Waterson. Immediately afterward, what are consolidated Additional Paid-In Capital and Retained Earnings, respectively?

 

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    $168,500 and $390,000.

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    $94,500 and $538,500.

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    $88,500 and $390,000.

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    $196,500 and $538,500.

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