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a. 230,000
b. 180,000
c. 150,000
d. 200,000
Ans. C
(1,050,000-200,000) 850,000
150,000
26. Westport Ltd. a suplier of snooker equipment, agreed to acquire the business of a rival firm,
Manukau Ltd. taking over all assets and liabilities as at 1June 20x4.
The price agreed upon was P40,000, payable P20,000 cash and the balance by the issue to the selling
company of P16,000 fully paid shares in Westport Ltd. these shares having a fair value of P2.50 per
share.
The trial balances of the two companies aa at 1 June 20x4 were as follows:
Cash P 30,000 -
P 114,000
P 114,000
P 110,000
P 110,000
All the identifiable net assets of Manukau Ltd. were recorded by manukau Ltd. At fair value except for
the inventory which was considered to be worth P28,000. The plant had an expected remaining life of
five years.
The business combination was completed and Manukau Ltd. went into liquidation. Westport Ltd.
Incurred incidental costs of P500 in relation to the acquisition cost. Cost of issuing shares in Wesport Ltd.
were P400. The amount of goodwill to:
A. Nil or zero
B. P2,509
C. P2,900
D. P3,900
ANSWER: B
Cost of investment {20,000 + (16,000 shares x P2.50) + 500 incidental cost} P 60,500
Plant 28,000
Inventory 5,000
Plant (20,000)
Goodwill P 2,500
27. Bats Inc., a new corporation formed and organized because of the recent consolidationof II Inc. and
JJ Inc., shall issue 10% participating preferred stocks with a par value of P100 for all II andJJ net assets
contributions, and common shares with a par value of P50 for the difference between the total shares to
be issued and the preffered shared to be issued. The total shares to be issued by Bats shall be equivalent
to average annual earnings capitalized at 10%. Relevant data on II and JJ follows:
II JJ
The total preferred shares to be issued and the amount of goodwill to be recognized by Bats are:
ANSWER: A
II JJ Total
28. Cormorant Corporatlon paid 800,000 for a 40% Interest in Plumage Company on January 1, 2005
when Plumage's stockholder's equity was as follows:
a.S 0.
b. 150,000.
c. 200,000.
Answer: d