Under the Purchase Accounting Method of Reporting Acquisitions

question 268

Multiple Choice

Under the purchase accounting method of reporting acquisitions:

• A) The target firm's assets are recorded on the balance sheet of the acquiring firm at the same value at which they were last shown on the balance sheet of the target firm.
• B) Goodwill is recorded in an amount equal to the purchase price less the estimated fair market value of the net assets acquired.
• C) The assets, but not the liabilities, of the target firm are reported on the balance sheet of the acquiring firm.
• D) The balance sheet of the acquiring firm is increased by an amount equal to the estimated fair market value of the net assets acquired.
• E) The fixed assets of both the target firm and the acquiring firm are restated at their estimated fair market value.