Bar Corporation has been looking to expand is operations and has decided to acquire the assets of Vicker Company and Kendal Company. Bar will issue 30,000 shares of its $10 par common stock to acquire the net assets of Vicker Company and will issue 15,000 shares to acquire the net assets of Kendal Company. Vicker and Kendal have the following balance sheets as of December 31, 2015: The following fair values are agreed upon by the firms: Bar’s stock is currently trading at $40 per share. Bar will incur $5,000 of acquisition costs in acquiring Vicker and $4,000 of acquisition costs in acquiring Kendal. Bar will also incur $15,000 of registration and issuance costs for the shares issued in both acquisitions. Bar’s stockholders’ equity is as follows: Record the acquisitions on the books of Bar Corporation. Value analysis is suggested to guide Required your work.
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Solution:-
Value Analysis | ||
Particulars | Vicker | Kendal |
Account Receivable | 200000 | 80000 |
Inventory | 190000 | 100000 |
Land | 300000 | 80000 |
Building | 450000 | 400000 |
Total Assets | 1140000 | 660000 |
Current Liabilities | 160000 | 55000 |
Bonds Payable | 90000 | 95000 |
Total Liabilities | 250000 | 150000 |
Net Assets Acquired | 890000 | 510000 |
Consideration Paid for Acquisition | 1200000 | 600000 |
(30000*40) | (15000*40) | |
Goodwill Amount | 310000 | 90000 |
Recording of Acquisiton Entries
1. Assets of Vicker Inc A/c Dr $1140000
Assets of Kendal Inc A/c Dr $660000
Goodwill A/c Dr $400000
To Liabilities of Vicker Inc A/c $250000
To Liabilities of Kendal Inc A/c $150000
To Common Stock Issued to Vicker Inc A/c $1200000
To Common Stock Issued to Kendal Inc A/c $600000
(Being Acquisition has been booked and the excess amount paid has been booked as Goodwill)
2. Acquisition Expenses A/c Dr 24000
To Cash A/C $24000