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The following book and fair values were available for Westmont Company as of March 1....

The following book and fair values were available for Westmont Company as of March 1.

 

Book Value

Fair Value

Inventory

$ 630,000

$ 600,000

Land

750,000

990,000

Buildings

1,700,000

2,000,000

Customer relationships

–0–

800,000

Accounts payable

(80,000)

(80,000)

Common stock

(2,000,000)

 

Additional paid-in capital

(500,000)

 

Retained earnings 1/1

(360,000)

 

Revenues

(420,000)

 

Expenses

280,000

 

Arturo Company pays $4,000,000 cash and issues 20,000 shares of its $2 par value common stock (fair value of $50 per share) for all of Westmont’s common stock in a merger, after which Westmont will cease to exist as a separate entity. Stock issue costs amount to $25,000 and Arturo pays $42,000 for legal fees to complete the transaction. Prepare Arturo’s journal entry to record its acquisition of Westmont.

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