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Eliminating Entries with DifferentialOn June 10, 20X8, Tower Corporation acquired 100 perc...

Eliminating Entries with Differential

On June 10, 20X8, Tower Corporation acquired 100 percent of Brown Company’s common stock. Summarized balance sheet data for the two companies immediately after the stock acquisition are as follows:

 

Tower Corp.

Brown Company

Item

 

Book Value

Fair Value

Cash

$ 15,000

$ 5,000

$ 5,000

Accounts Receivable

30,000

10,000

10,000

Inventory

80,000

20,000

25,000

Buildings and Equipment (net)

120,000

50,000

70,000

Investment in Brown Stock

100,000

 

 

Total

$345,000

$85,000

$110,000

Accounts Payable

$ 25,000

$ 3,000

$ 3,000

Bonds Payable

150,000

25,000

25,000

Common Stock

55,000

20,000

 

Retained Earnings

115,000

37,000

 

Total

$345,000

$85,000

$ 28,000

Required

a.Give the eliminating entries required to prepare a consolidated balance sheet immediately after the acquisition of Brown Company shares.


b.Explain how eliminating entries differ from other types of journal entries recorded in the nor­mal course of business.

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