Pony Acquired Spur Corporation's Assets and Liabilities for $500,000 Cash

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Essay

Pony acquired Spur Corporation's assets and liabilities for $500,000 cash on December 31,2013.Spur dissolved on the date of the acquisition.Spur's balance sheet and related fair values are shown as of that date,below.
Required: Prepare the journal entry recorded by Pony as a result of this transaction.

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Definitions:

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

The discount rate that makes the net present value (NPV) of all cash flows from a particular project zero.

Net Present Value (NPV)

A calculation that compares the value of all cash inflows and outflows of a project or investment using a discount rate, to determine the project’s profitability.

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A method of calculating an investment's rate of return that makes the net present value of all cash flows equal to zero.

Mutually Exclusive Investments

Mutually exclusive investments are investment options where the choice of one alternative precludes the selection of another, requiring a careful comparison to choose the best option.