Bullen Inc Assume That Bullen Issued Preferred Stock with a Par Value

question 79

Multiple Choice

Bullen Inc. acquired 100% of the voting common stock of Vicker Inc. on January 1, 2013. The book value and fair value of Vicker's accounts on that date (prior to creating the combination) follow, along with the book value of Bullen's accounts: $\begin{array}{lrrr}&\text { Bullen } & \text { Vicker } & \text { Vicker } \\&\text { Book } & \text { Book } & \text { Fair } \\&\text { Value } & \text { Value } & \text { Value }\\\hline\text { Retained earnings, 1/1/15 } & \mathbf{\$ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0} & \mathbf{\$ 2 4 0 , 0 0 0} & \\\text { Cash and receivables } & 170,000 & 70,000 & \mathbf{\$ 7 0 , 0 0 0} \\\text { Inventory } & 230,000 & 170,000 & 210,000 \\\text { Land } & 280,000 & 220,000 & 240,000\\\text { Buildings (net) } & 480,000 & 240,000 & 270,000 \\\text { Equipment (net) } & 120,000 & 90,000 & 90,000 \\\text { Liabilities } & 650,000 & 430,000 & 420,000 \\\text { Common stock } & 360,000 & 80,000 & \\\text { Additional paid-in capital } & 20,000 & 40,000 &\end{array}$ Assume that Bullen issued preferred stock with a par value of $240,000 and a fair value of $500,000 for all of the outstanding shares of Vicker in an acquisition business combination. What will be the balance in the consolidated Inventory and Land accounts?

• A)$440,000, $496,000.
• B)$440,000, $520,000.
• C)$425,000, $505,000.
• D)$400,000, $500,000.
• E)$427,000, $510,000.

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