Fine Co Issued Its Common Stock in Exchange for the Common

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Essay

Fine Co. issued its common stock in exchange for the common stock of Dandy Corp. in an acquisition. At the date of the combination, Fine had land with a book value of $480,000 and a fair value of $620,000. Dandy had land with a book value of $170,000 and a fair value of $190,000.Required:What was the consolidated balance for Land in a consolidated balance sheet prepared at the date of the acquisition combination?

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Definitions:

Economies Of Scale

Cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, with cost per unit of output decreasing with increasing scale.

Bottleneck Procedure

A method or process in manufacturing or production that significantly slows down or impedes overall workflow due to limited capacity or resources.

Economies Of Scale

Cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, with cost per unit of output generally decreasing with increasing scale.

Decreasing Returns To Scale

See Diseconomies of scale.