Questions from Financial Accounting


Q: Pocket Corporation acquired 100 percent of Strap Corporation’s common stock on December

Pocket Corporation acquired 100 percent of Strap Corporation’s common stock on December 31, 20X2. Balance sheet data for the two companies immediately following the acquisition follo...

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Q: Stick Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Point Corporation. Point

Stick Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Point Corporation. Point acquired ownership of Stick on January 1, 20X3, for $28,000 above Stick’s reported net assets. At that date, Stick reported c...

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Q: Pizza Corporation purchased 100 percent of the common stock of Slice Corporation

Pizza Corporation purchased 100 percent of the common stock of Slice Corporation on January 1, 20X2, by issuing 45,000 shares of its $6 par value common stock. The market price of Pizza’s shares at th...

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Q: Police Corporation acquired 100 percent of Station Corporation’s voting shares on January

Police Corporation acquired 100 percent of Station Corporation’s voting shares on January 1, 20X3, at underlying book value. At that date, the book values and fair values of Station&...

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Q: Police Corporation acquired 100 percent of Station Corporation’s voting shares on January

Police Corporation acquired 100 percent of Station Corporation’s voting shares on January 1, 20X3, at underlying book value. At that date, the book values and fair values of Station&...

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Q: Pony Corporation acquired all of Stallion Company’s common shares on January 1

Pony Corporation acquired all of Stallion Company’s common shares on January 1, 20X5, for $180,000. On that date, the book value of the net assets reported by Stallion was $150,000....

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Q: Polka Corporation acquired 100 percent of Song Company’s voting stock on January

Polka Corporation acquired 100 percent of Song Company’s voting stock on January 1, 20X4, at underlying book value. Polka uses the equity method in accounting for its ownership of So...

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Q: Pop Company acquired all of Soda Corporation’s common shares on January 2

Pop Company acquired all of Soda Corporation’s common shares on January 2, 20X3, for $789,000. At the date of combination, Soda’s balance sheet appeared as follows:...

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Q: Planet Corporation acquired 100 percent of the voting common stock of Saturn

Planet Corporation acquired 100 percent of the voting common stock of Saturn Company on January 1, 20X7, by issuing bonds with a par value and fair value of $670,000 and making a cash payment of $24,0...

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Q: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions.

Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. 1. On December 31, 20X3, Saxe Corporation was merged into Poe Corporation. In the business combination, Poe issued 200,000 shares of its...

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