Questions from Advanced Accounting


Q: Subsidiary Company S is 80% owned by Company P. Company

Subsidiary Company S is 80% owned by Company P. Company S sold a machine with a book value of $100,000 to Company P for $150,000. The asset has a 5-year life and is depreciated under the straight-line...

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Q: Puncho Company is acquiring the net assets of Semos Company in exchange

Puncho Company is acquiring the net assets of Semos Company in exchange for commonstock valued at $900,000. The Semos identifiable net assets have book and fairvalues of $400,000 and $800,000, respect...

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Q: Panther Company is acquiring the net assets of Sharon Company. The

Panther Company is acquiring the net assets of Sharon Company. The book and fair values of Sharon’s accounts are as follows: What values will be assigned to current assets, land, b...

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Q: Pam Company acquires the net assets of Jam Company for an agreed

Pam Company acquires the net assets of Jam Company for an agreed-upon price of $900,000 on July 1, 2015. The value is tentatively assigned as follows: Current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Q: Harms acquires Blake on January 1, 2015, for $1

Harms acquires Blake on January 1, 2015, for $1,000,000. The amount of $800,000 is assigned to identifiable net assets. Goodwill is being impairment tested on December 31, 2019. There have not been an...

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Q: What are the accounting ramifications of each of the three following situations

What are the accounting ramifications of each of the three following situations involving the payment of contingent consideration in an acquisition? a. P Company issues 100,000 shares of its $50 fair...

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Q: P Company acquired the S Company for an agreed value of $

P Company acquired the S Company for an agreed value of $900,000 and issues its common stock to make the deal. The fair value of the Company S net identifiable assets is $800,000. The issue costs of t...

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Q: Mast Corporation acquires a 75% interest in the common stock of

Mast Corporation acquires a 75% interest in the common stock of Shaw Company on January 1, 2014, for $462,500 cash. Shaw has the following balance sheet on that date: Appraisals indicate that the bo...

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Q: On January 1, 2015, Paro Company purchases 80% of

On January 1, 2015, Paro Company purchases 80% of the common stock of Solar Company for $320,000. Solar has common stock, other paid-in capital in excess of par, and retained earnings of $50,000, $100...

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Q: Company S is an 80%-owned subsidiary of Company P.

Company S is an 80%-owned subsidiary of Company P. Company S needed to borrow $500,000 on January 1, 2015. The best interest rate it could secure was 10% annual. Company P has a better credit rating a...

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