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Asset acquisition vs. stock purchase (fair value equals bookvalue)
Assume that an investor purchases the business of an investee. Theinvestee company reports the following balance sheet on theacquisition date:

Cash$2,800Accounts payable$5,600
Accounts receivable5,600Accrued liabilities8,400
Inventories11,200-
Current assets19,600Current liabilities14,000
Long-term liabilities11,200
PPE, net28,000Stockholders’ equity22,400
Total assets$47,600Total liabilities and equity$47,600


Parts a. and b. are independent of each other.

a. Provide the journal entry if the investor pays cash andpurchases the assets and assumes the liabilities of the investeecompany (assume that the fair value of the assets is equal to theirbook values).

If no additional debit entries are required, select "No entry"as the answer.

General Journal
DescriptionDebitCredit
CashAnswerAnswer
Accounts receivableAnswerAnswer
InventoriesAnswerAnswer
PPE, netAnswerAnswer
AnswerCashEquity investmentGoodwillInvestee's stockholder'sequityNo entryAnswerAnswer
Accounts payableAnswerAnswer
Accrued liabilitiesAnswerAnswer
Long-term liabilitiesAnswerAnswer
AnswerCashEquity investmentGoodwillInvestee's stockholder'sequityNo entryAnswerAnswer


b. Provide the journal entry if the investor pays cash andpurchases all of the stock of the investee’s shareholders.

General Journal
DescriptionDebitCredit
AnswerCashEquity investmentGoodwillInvestee's stockholder'sequityNo entryAnswerAnswer
AnswerCashEquity investmentGoodwillInvestee's stockholder'sequityNo entryAnswerAnswer

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  • Part ‘a’

---Investor has acquired assets and liabilities and paid the cash. Since cash is being paid, it will be credited.

Full journal entry would be:

General Journal

Description

Debit

Credit

Cash

$                    2,800.00

Accounts receivable

$                    5,600.00

Inventories

$                  11,200.00

PPE, net

$                  28,000.00

Answer: No entry

$                             -  

Accounts payable

$                             -  

$                              5,600.00

Accrued liabilities

$                             -  

$                              8,400.00

Long-term liabilities

$                             -  

$                             11,200.00

Answer: Cash

$                            -  

$                             22,400.00

  • Part ‘b’

---If Stock is purchased, it is recorded as an investment on Asset side by debiting it while recording. Again, since the cash is paid for purchasing, it will be credited.

Complete journal entry would be:

General Journal

Description

Debit

Credit

Answer: Equity investment

$                  22,400.00

$                                        -  

Answer: Cash

$                            -  

$                             22,400.00


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Asset acquisition vs. stock purchase (fair value equals bookvalue)Assume that an investor purchases the business of an investee. Theinvestee company reports the following balance sheet on theacquisition date:Cash$2,800Accounts payable$5,600Accounts receivable5,600Accrued liabilities8,400Inventories11,200-Current assets19,600Current liabilities14,000Long-term liabilities11,200PPE, net28,000Stockholders’ equity22,400Total assets$47,600Total liabilities and equity$47,600Parts a. and b. are independent of each other.a. Provide the journal entry if the investor pays cash andpurchases the assets and assumes the liabilities of the investeecompany (assume that the fair value of the assets is equal to theirbook values).If no additional debit entries are required, select "No entry"as the answer.General JournalDescriptionDebitCreditCashAnswerAnswerAccounts receivableAnswerAnswerInventoriesAnswerAnswerPPE, netAnswerAnswerAnswerCashEquity investmentGoodwillInvestee's stockholder'sequityNo entryAnswerAnswerAccounts payableAnswerAnswerAccrued liabilitiesAnswerAnswerLong-term liabilitiesAnswerAnswerAnswerCashEquity investmentGoodwillInvestee's stockholder'sequityNo entryAnswerAnswerb. Provide the journal entry if the investor pays cash andpurchases all of the stock of the investee’s shareholders.General JournalDescriptionDebitCreditAnswerCashEquity investmentGoodwillInvestee's stockholder'sequityNo entryAnswerAnswerAnswerCashEquity investmentGoodwillInvestee's stockholder'sequityNo entryAnswerAnswer

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