Watkins, Inc. acquires all of the outstanding stock of Glen Corporation on January 1, 2020. At that date, Glen owns only three assets and has no liabilities:     Book Value Fair Value Land $ 40,000   $ 50,000   Equipment (10-year life)   80,000     75,000   Building (20-year life)   200,000     300,000       If Watkins pays $450,000 in cash for Glen, what amount would be represented as the subsidiary’s Building in a consolidation at December 31, 2022, assuming the book value of the building at that date is still $200,000?

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Watkins, Inc. acquires all of the outstanding stock of Glen Corporation on January 1, 2020. At that date, Glen owns only three assets and has no liabilities:

 

  Book
Value
Fair
Value
Land $ 40,000   $ 50,000  
Equipment (10-year life)   80,000     75,000  
Building (20-year life)   200,000     300,000  
 

 

If Watkins pays $450,000 in cash for Glen, what amount would be represented as the subsidiary’s Building in a consolidation at December 31, 2022, assuming the book value of the building at that date is still $200,000?

 

 
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