Fact Pattern 31-2 Dynamo Corporation Combines Its Assets and Liabilities

question 32

Multiple Choice

Fact Pattern 31-2 Dynamo Corporation combines its assets and liabilities with those of Energy Company to form Fuel Inc. Dynamo and Energy cease to exist.
Refer to Fact Pattern 31-2. With respect to the liabilities of Dynamo and Energy, Fuel Inc. acquires

• A) none of the liabilities.
• B) only those liabilities acquired after the combination was proposed.
• C) an amount of liability equal to the ratio of the firms' pre-merger market values.
• D) all the liabilities of both companies.

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