The Following Are Preliminary Financial Statements for Black Co Required:
Assuming That These Two Companies Retained Their Separate Legal

question 18

Essay

The following are preliminary financial statements for Black Co.and Blue Co.for the year ending December 31,20X1.
On December 31,20X1 (subsequent to the preceding statements),Black exchanged 10,000 shares of its $10 par value common stock for all of the outstanding shares of Blue.Black's stock on that date has a fair value of $50 per share.Black was willing to issue 10,000 shares of stock because Blue's land was appraised at $204,000.Black also paid $14,000 to several attorneys and accountants who assisted in creating this combination. $\begin{array}{lll}&\text { Black Co .}&\text { Blue Co. }\\\text { Sales } & \$ 360,000 & \$ 228,000 \\\text { Expenses } & \underline{(240,000)} & \underline{(132,000)} \\\text { Net income } & \underline{\$ 120,000} & \underline{\$ 96,000}\\\\\text { Retained earning, January 1, 20X1 } & \$ 480,000 & \$ 252,000 \\\text { Net income (from above) } & 120,000 & 96,000 \\\text { Dividends paid } & \underline{(36,000)} & \underline{-0- } \\\text { Retained earnings, December 31, 20X1 } & \underline{\$ 564,000} & \underline{\$ 348,000}\\ \\\text { Current assets } & \$ 360,000 & \$ 120,000 \\\text { Land } & 120,000 & 108,000 \\\text { Building (net) } & \underline{480,000} & \underline{336,000} \\\text { Total assets } & \underline{\$ 960,000} & \$ 564,000\\\\\text { Liabilities } & \$ 108,000 & \$ 132,000 \\\text { Common stock } & 192,000 & 72,000 \\\text { Additional paid-in capital } & 96,000 & 12,000 \\\text { Retained earnings, December } 31,20 \mathrm{X} 1 & \underline{564,000} & \underline{348,000} \\\text { Total liabilities and stockholders' equity } & \underline{\$ 960,000} & \underline{\$ 564,000}\end{array}$
Required:
Assuming that these two companies retained their separate legal identities,prepare a consolidation worksheet as of December 31,20X1 assuming the transaction is treated as a purchase combination.

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Definitions:

Market Rate

The market rate refers to the current price or interest rate of a commodity, security, labor, or currency in the marketplace.

Straight-Line Amortization

A method of reducing the value of an intangible asset over a fixed period of time evenly.

Bonds

Long-term debt securities issued by corporations or governments, promising to pay the bondholder a specified sum of money at future dates.

Issuance

The process of distributing new or existing securities for sale to investors.