FUNDAMENTALS OF ADVANCED ACCOUNTING >I
FUNDAMENTALS OF ADVANCED ACCOUNTING >I
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ISBN: 9781307007350
Author: Hoyle
Publisher: MCG/CREATE
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Chapter 2, Problem 20P

The following book and fair values were available for Westmont Company as of March 1.

Book Value Fair Value
Inventory  $ 630,000 $ 600,000
Land  750,000 990,000
Buildings  1,700,000 2,000,000
Customer relationships  –0– 800,000
Accounts payable  (80,000) (80,000)
Common stock  (2,000,000)
Additional paid-in capital  (500,000)
Retained earnings, 1/1  (360,000)
Revenues  (420,000)
Expenses  280,000

  Arturo Company pays $4,000,000 cash and issues 20,000 shares of its $2 par value common stock (fair value of $50 per share) for all of Westmont’s common stock in a merger, after which Westmont will cease to exist as a separate entity. Stock issue costs amount to $25,000 and Arturo pays $42,000 for legal fees to complete the transaction. Prepare Arturo’s journal entries to record its acquisition of Westmont.

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