Auditing and Assurance Services (16th Edition)
16th Edition
ISBN: 9780134065823
Author: Alvin A. Arens, Randal J. Elder, Mark S. Beasley, Chris E. Hogan
Publisher: PEARSON
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During the current year, an entity acquires another entity in a transaction properly accounted for as a business acquisition. At the time of the acquisition, some of the information for valuing assets was incomplete. How should the acquirer account for the incomplete information in preparing its financial statements immediately after the acquisition?
a. Record the uncertain items at a provisional amount measured at the date of acquisition.
b. Record a contra account to the investment account for the amount involved
c. Do not record the uncertain items until complete information is available
d. Record the uncertain items at the carrying amount of the acquire
At what point during an acquisition does the acquiring firm's shareholders stand the most to gain?
a
When the tender offer is first announced
b
In the first fiscal year following the acquisition
c
Directly preceding the acquisition
d
The shareholder never sees a significant change
e
Directly after the acquisition
On January 1, 2024, Presidio Company acquired 100 percent of the outstanding common stock of Mason Company. To
acquire these shares, Presidio Issued to the owners of Mason $329,000 in long-term liabilities and 20,000 shares of
common stock having a par value of $1 per share but a fair value of $10 per share. Presidio paid $32,500 to
accountants, lawyers, and brokers for assistance in the acquisition and another $17,000 in connection with stock
Issuance costs.
Prior to these transactions, the balance sheets for the two companies were as follows:
Cash
Presidio
Company
Mason
Company
$ 36,200
Items
$ 81,900
Receivables
290,000
151,000
Inventory
378,000
178,000
Land
284,000
272,000
Buildings (net)
469,000
280,000
Equipment (net)
194,000
71,100
Accounts payable
(179,000)
(47,700)
Long-term
liabilities
Common stock-$1 par
value
Common stock-$20 par
value
Additional paid-in
capital
Retained earnings,
1/1/24
(462,000) (329,000)
(110,000)
в
0 (120,000)
(360,000)
(585,900) (491,600)
Note:…
Chapter 24 Solutions
Auditing and Assurance Services (16th Edition)
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