FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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X Company purchased a (100%) controlling interest in Y Company by issuing $2,000,000 worth of common shares. The business combination agreement has an earnout clause that states the following: X Company would pay 10% of any earnings in excess of $750,000 to Y's shareholders in the first year following the acquisition. On acquisition date, X's shares had a market value of $80 per share.

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a) Assuming that Y's net income in the first year following the acquisition was $950,000, prepare any journal entries (for X Company) that are necessary to reflect Y's results under IFRS 3 Business Combinations.
b) Assuming that the agreement called for Y's shareholders to be compensated with 1,250 shares for any decline in X's share price, what journal entries would be required under IFRS 3, if the market value of X's shares dropped to $64 within the year? 

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