Advanced Accounting
Advanced Accounting
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ISBN: 9781305084858
Author: Paul M. Fischer, William J. Tayler, Rita H. Cheng
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Introduction: Acquisition is a corporate term used to represent purchase of another company and gaining the ownership of the company.

To prepare: Acquisition entry along with value analysis if acquiring company paid issued 20,000 of its shares of par value $10 and market value $25.

To determine

Introduction: Acquisition is a corporate term used to represent purchase of another company and gaining the ownership of the company.

To prepare: Acquisition entry along with value analysis if acquiring company paid $385,000 to acquire the other company.

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Kiln Corporation is considering the acquisition of Williams Incorporated. Kiln has asked you, its accountant, to evaluate the various offers it might make to Williams Incorporated. The December 31, 2015, balance sheet of Williams is as attached:The following fair values differ from existing book values:Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,000Land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,000Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,000Record the acquisition entry for Kiln Corporation that would result under each of the alternative offers. Value analysis is suggested.1. Kiln Corporation issues 20,000 of its $10 par common stock with a fair value of $25 per share for the net assets of Williams Incorporated.2. Kiln Corporation pays $385,000 in cash.
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