Advanced Financial Accounting
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259916977
Author: Christensen, Theodore E., COTTRELL, David M., Budd, Cassy
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.1.3E
To determine
It is an intangible asset which is calculated when one company purchases some other company by paying an amount which is higher than the value of net assets. It occurs due to brand name of the company, good customer base, good relations with customers, good relations with employees, etc.
To choose: The correct option out of four given options.
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1. Prepare the Statement of Financial Position (SFP) of Tanangonan after the merger.
2. Determine the goodwill or gain on bargain purchase from the above acquisition.
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Which of the following is a characteristic of a business combination that should be accounted for as an acquisition?
Group of answer choices
a. The combination must involve the exchange of equity securities only.
b. The transaction may be considered to be uniting of the ownership interest of the companies involved.
c. The transaction establishes an acquisition fair value basis for the company being acquired
d. Two companies may be about the same size and it is difficult to determine the acquired company and acquiring company.
Which of the following situations best describes a business combination to be accounted for as a statutory merger?
Select one:
a. Two companies combine to form a new third company, and the original two companies are dissolved.
b. One company transfers assets to another company it has created
c.
Both companies in a combination continue to operate as separate, but related, legal entities.
d.
Only one of the combining companies survives and the other loses its separate identity
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Advanced Financial Accounting
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