On January 1, NewTune Company exchanges 17,543 shares of its common stock for all of the outstanding shares of On-the-Go, Incorporated. Each of NewTune's shares has a $4 par value and a $50 fair value. The fair value of the stock exchanged in the acquisition was considered equal to On-the-Go's fair value. NewTune also paid $33,400 in stock registration and issuance costs in connection with the merger. Several of On-the-Go's accounts' fair values differ from their book values on this date (credit balances in parentheses): Receivables Trademarks Items Record music catalog In-process research and development Notes payable Book Values $ 57,750 109,250 Fair Values $ 54,700 257,000 81,750 274,500 216,000 (58,000) (48,900) Precombination book values for the two companies are as follows: Items Cash Receivables Trademarks Record music catalog Equipment (net) Totals Accounts payable Notes payable Common stock Additional paid-in capital Retained earnings Totals NewTune) $ 68,500 134,500 415,000 885,000 330,000 $ 1,833,000 $ (189,000) (431,000) (400,000) (30,000) (783,000) $ (1,833,000) On-the-Go $ 37,750 57,750 109,250 81,750 112,000 $ 398,500 $ (54,000) (58,000) (50,000) (30,000) (206,500) $ (398,500) Required: a. Assume that this combination is a statutory merger so that On-the-Go's accounts will be transferred to the records of NewTune. On- the-Go will be dissolved and will no longer exist as a legal entity. Prepare a postcombination balance sheet for NewTune as of the acquisition date. b. Assume that no dissolution takes place in connection with this combination. Rather, both companies retain their separate legal identities. Prepare a worksheet to consolidate the two companies as of the combination date. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
On January 1, NewTune Company exchanges 17,543 shares of its common stock for all of the outstanding shares of On-the-Go, Incorporated. Each of NewTune's shares has a $4 par value and a $50 fair value. The fair value of the stock exchanged in the acquisition was considered equal to On-the-Go's fair value. NewTune also paid $33,400 in stock registration and issuance costs in connection with the merger. Several of On-the-Go's accounts' fair values differ from their book values on this date (credit balances in parentheses): Receivables Trademarks Items Record music catalog In-process research and development Notes payable Book Values $ 57,750 109,250 Fair Values $ 54,700 257,000 81,750 274,500 216,000 (58,000) (48,900) Precombination book values for the two companies are as follows: Items Cash Receivables Trademarks Record music catalog Equipment (net) Totals Accounts payable Notes payable Common stock Additional paid-in capital Retained earnings Totals NewTune) $ 68,500 134,500 415,000 885,000 330,000 $ 1,833,000 $ (189,000) (431,000) (400,000) (30,000) (783,000) $ (1,833,000) On-the-Go $ 37,750 57,750 109,250 81,750 112,000 $ 398,500 $ (54,000) (58,000) (50,000) (30,000) (206,500) $ (398,500) Required: a. Assume that this combination is a statutory merger so that On-the-Go's accounts will be transferred to the records of NewTune. On- the-Go will be dissolved and will no longer exist as a legal entity. Prepare a postcombination balance sheet for NewTune as of the acquisition date. b. Assume that no dissolution takes place in connection with this combination. Rather, both companies retain their separate legal identities. Prepare a worksheet to consolidate the two companies as of the combination date. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.