Questions from Financial Accounting


Q: Pagle Corporation established a subsidiary to enter into a new line of

Pagle Corporation established a subsidiary to enter into a new line of business considered to be substantially more risky than Pagle’s current business. Pagle transferred the followi...

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Q: Pun Corporation concluded the fair value of Slender Company was $60

Pun Corporation concluded the fair value of Slender Company was $60,000 and paid that amount to acquire its net assets. Slender reported assets with a book value of $55,000 and fair value of $71,000 a...

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Q: Plumb Company created Stew Company as a wholly owned subsidiary by transferring

Plumb Company created Stew Company as a wholly owned subsidiary by transferring assets and accounts payable to Stew in exchange for its common stock. Stew recorded the following entry when it received...

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Q: Peal Corporation issued 4,000 shares of its $10 par

Peal Corporation issued 4,000 shares of its $10 par value stock with a market value of $85,000 to acquire 85 percent of the common stock of Seed Company on August 31, 20X3. Seed’s fair value was deter...

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Q: On January 1, 20X2, Prost Company acquired all of SKK

On January 1, 20X2, Prost Company acquired all of SKK Corporation’s assets and liabilities by issuing 24,000 shares of its $4 par value common stock. At that date, Prost shares were...

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Q: Plint Corporation exchanged shares of its $2 par common stock for

Plint Corporation exchanged shares of its $2 par common stock for all of Sark Company’s assets and liabilities in a planned merger. Immediately prior to the combination, Sark’s assets and liabilities...

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Q: Pancor Corporation paid cash of $178,000 to acquire Sink

Pancor Corporation paid cash of $178,000 to acquire Sink Company’s net assets on February 1, 20X3. The balance sheet data for the two companies and fair value information for Sink im...

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Q: Power Company purchased Sark Corporation’s net assets on January 3, 20X2

Power Company purchased Sark Corporation’s net assets on January 3, 20X2, for $625,000 cash. In addition, Power incurred $5,000 of direct costs in consummating the combination. At th...

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Q: Saspro Division is considered to be an individual reporting unit of Pabor

Saspro Division is considered to be an individual reporting unit of Pabor Company. Pabor acquired the division by issuing 100,000 shares of its common stock with a market price of $7.60 each. Pabor’s...

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Q: The fair values of assets and liabilities held by three reporting units

The fair values of assets and liabilities held by three reporting units and other information related to the reporting units owned by Prover Company are as follows: Required: a. Determine the amount...

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