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Balance Sheet Worksheet with DifferentialBlank Corporation acquired 100 percent of Faith C...

Balance Sheet Worksheet with Differential

Blank Corporation acquired 100 percent of Faith Corporation’s common stock on December 31, 20X2, for $189,000. Data from the balance sheets of the two companies included the following amounts as of the date of acquisition:

Item

Blank Corporation

Faith Corporation

Cash

$ 26,000

$ 18,000

Accounts Receivable

87,000

37,000

Inventory

110,000

60,000

Buildings and Equipment (net)

220,000

150,000

Investment in Faith Corporation Stock

189,000

 

Total Assets

$632,000

$265,000

Accounts Payable

$ 92,000

$ 35,000

Notes Payable

150,000

80,000

Common Stock

100,000

60,000

Retained Earnings

290,000

90,000

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

$632,000

$265,000

At the date of the business combination, Faith’s net assets and liabilities approximated fair value except for inventory, which had a fair value of $84,000, and buildings and equipment (net), which had a fair value of $165,000.

Required

a. Give the eliminating entry or entries needed to prepare a consolidated balance sheet immedi­ately following the business combination.


b. Prepare a consolidation balance sheet worksheet.

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