FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
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Plant acquisitions for selected companies are as follows.

1. Sarasota Corporation purchased a company car by making a $4,680 cash down payment and signing a 1-year, $20,800, 10% note payable. The purchase was recorded as follows.

Automobiles   27,560    
         Cash       4,680
         Notes Payable       20,800
         Interest Payable       2,080


2. As an inducement to locate its new branch office in the city of Greenwood Acres, Ivanhoe Co. received land and a building from the city at no cost. The appraised value of the land was $52,000. The appraised value of the building was $182,000. Since it paid nothing for the land and building, Ivanhoe Co. made no journal entry to record the transaction.

3. Bonita Corporation purchased warehouse shelving for $104,000, terms 1/10, n/30. At the purchase date, Bonita intended to take the discount. Therefore, it made no entry until it paid for the acquisition. The entry was:

Warehouse fixtures   104,000    
         Cash       102,960
         Purchase Discounts       1,040


4. Pharoah Company built a piece of equipment for its factory. The cost of constructing the equipment was $166,400. Pharoah could have purchased the equipment for $197,600. The controller made the following entry.

Equipment   197,600    
         Cash, Materials, etc.       166,400
         Profir on Construction       31,200


5. Metlock Inc. acquired land, buildings, and equipment from Sale Corp., for a lump-sum price of $1,040,000. The book values of the assets on Sale’s books at the date of purchase, as well as fair values for the assets, based on an appraisal performed shortly before the purchase, were as follows.

Asset  
Book Value
 
Fair Value
Land   $260,000     $364,000  
Buildings   468,000     676,000  
Equipment   520,000     312,000  
Total   $1,248,000     $1,352,000  


The company decided to take the lower of the two values for each asset acquired. The following entry was made.

Land   260,000    
Buildings   468,000    
Equipment   312,000    
         Cash       1,040,000
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**Instructions for Preparing Entries for Acquisitions**

This table is designed for entering accounting transactions related to acquisitions. Follow the steps below to ensure accurate recording:

**Header Text:**
- "Prepare the entry that should have been made at the date of each acquisition. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)"

**Table Structure:**

1. **Columns:**
   - **No.**: The sequential number of the entry.
   - **Account Titles and Explanation**: Dropdown selection for account names and a field for explanation.
   - **Debit**: Input field for the debit amount.
   - **Credit**: Input field for the credit amount.

2. **Rows (Numbered 1 to 4):**
   - Each row corresponds to a separate acquisition entry.
   - Each row provides fields to select and fill in appropriate account details and amounts.
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Transcribed Image Text:**Instructions for Preparing Entries for Acquisitions** This table is designed for entering accounting transactions related to acquisitions. Follow the steps below to ensure accurate recording: **Header Text:** - "Prepare the entry that should have been made at the date of each acquisition. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)" **Table Structure:** 1. **Columns:** - **No.**: The sequential number of the entry. - **Account Titles and Explanation**: Dropdown selection for account names and a field for explanation. - **Debit**: Input field for the debit amount. - **Credit**: Input field for the credit amount. 2. **Rows (Numbered 1 to 4):** - Each row corresponds to a separate acquisition entry. - Each row provides fields to select and fill in appropriate account details and amounts.
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