Chapter 4, Problem 4DYS

Allison Corporation acquired all of the outstanding voting stock of Mathias, Inc., on January 1, 2020, in exchange for $6,162,000 in cash. Allison intends to maintain Mathias as a wholly owned subsidiary. Both companies have December 31 fiscal year-ends. At the acquisition date, Mathias’s stockholders’ equity was $2,070,000 including retained earnings of $1,570,000. At the acquisition date, Allison prepared the following fair-value allocation schedule for its newly acquired subsidiary: Consideration transferred $ 6,162,000 Mathias stockholders' equity 2,070,000 Excess fair over book value $ 4,092,000 to unpatented technology (8-year remaining life) $ 912,000 to patents (10-year remaining life) 2,640,000 to increase long-term debt (undervalued, 5-year remaining life) (170,000 ) 3,382,000 Goodwill $ 710,000 Postacquisition, Allison employs the equity method to account for its investment in…

Alfonso Inc. acquired 100 percent of the voting shares of BelAire Company on January 1, 2020. In exchange, Alfonso paid $326,750 in cash and issued 100,000 shares of its own $1 par value common stock. On this date, Alfonso’s stock had a fair value of $15 per share. The combination is a statutory merger with BelAire subsequently dissolved as a legal corporation. BelAire’s assets and liabilities are assigned to a new reporting unit.   The following shows fair values for the BelAire reporting unit for January 1, 2020 along with respective carrying amounts on December 31, 2021.   BelAire Reporting Unit Fair Values1/1/20 Carrying Amounts12/31/21 Cash $ 99,500   $ 51,500   Receivables   196,000     246,500   Inventory   215,000     261,500   Patents   731,000     840,500   Customer relationships   617,250     590,000   Equipment (net)   322,500     241,000   Goodwill   ?     436,000   Accounts payable   (176,000 )   (256,000 ) Long-term liabilities   (614,500 )…

Alfonso Inc. acquired 100 percent of the voting shares of BelAire Company on January 1, 2020. In exchange, Alfonso paid $461,000 in cash and issued 100,000 shares of its own $1 par value common stock. On this date, Alfonso's stock had a fair value of $15 per share. The combination is a statutory merger with BelAire subsequently dissolved as a legal corporation. BelAire's assets and liabilities are assigned to a new reporting unit. The following shows fair values for the BelAire reporting unit for January 1, 2020 along with respective carrying amounts on December 31, 2021. TT Fair Values 1/1/20 $ Carrying Amounts BelAire Reporting Unit Cash 12/31/21 $ 89,000 189,750 218,750 776, 500 586,000 355,000 48,000 243,000 258,000 860,000 546,000 269,000 452,000 (184,000) (518,000) Receivables Inventory Patents Customer relationships Equipment (net) Goodwill Accounts payable Long-term liabilities (114,500) (591,500) Note: Parentheses indicate a credit balance. a. Prepare Alfonso's journal entry…