The following book and fair values were available for Westmont Company as of March 1....

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The following book and fair values were available for Westmont Company as of March 1.

Book Value

Fair Value

Inventory

$

630,000

$

600,000

Land

750,000

990,000

Buildings

1,700,000

2,000,000

Customer relationships

0

800,000

Accounts payable

(80,000

)

(80,000

)

Common stock

(2,000,000

)

Additional paid-in capital

(500,000

)

Retained earnings 1/1

(360,000

)

Revenues

(420,000

)

Expenses

280,000

Arturo Company pays $4,000,000 cash and issues 20,000 shares of its $2 par value common stock (fair value of $50 per share) for all of Westmonts common stock in a merger, after which Westmont will cease to exist as a separate entity. Stock issue costs amount to $25,000 and Arturo pays $42,000 for legal fees to complete the transaction.

Prepare Arturos journal entry to record its acquisition of Westmont. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

Record the acquisition of Westmont Company.

Transaction

General Journal

Debit

Credit

1

Inventory

Land

Buildings

Customer relationships

Goodwill

Accounts payable

Common stock

Additional paid-in capital

Cash

Record the legal fees related to the combination.

Transaction

General Journal

Debit

Credit

2

Professional services expense

Cash

Record the payment of stock issuance costs.

Transaction

General Journal

Debit

Credit

3

Additional paid-in capital

Cash

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