Accounting 315 - Quiz Business Combination
Accounting 315 - Quiz Business Combination
Accounting 315 - Quiz Business Combination
Instructions: Solve the following problems. Show supporting computation with proper label.
Problem A
A merger was effected on June 1 whereby the Corona Corporation took over the assets and
assumed the liabilities of the Dino Company in exchange for 8,000 shares of its own stock. A
Statement of Financial Position for the Corona Corporation just prior to the merger shows the
following:
The Corona Corporation records the assets of the Dino Company at appraised values as follows:
cash, receivables, and inventories, P56,000; plant and equipment, P120,000. Liabilities are
understated by certain accrued items totaling P1,200. The stock of the Corona Corporation is
selling at P12 per share, and this figure is used in recording the purchase of the Company’s net
assets.
Required:
1. Give the entries that would appear on the books of the Corona Corporation as a result of
the merger. (5 pts.)
3. Compute the amount of the following on the books of Corona Corporation after the merger.
(3 pts. each)
a. Total assets P 1,182,200
b. Total liabilities P 386,200
c. Total shareholders’ equity P 796,000
Problem B
Stockholders of Companies D, E, and F agree to the following plan in effecting a consolidation:
The new Company, DEF, Inc., shall acquire all of the assets of Companies D, E, and F and shall
assume all of the liabilities, issuing 6% preference shares, P100 par value, in an amount equal to
the net assets transferred excluding intangible assets. Assets are to be valued at current market
or reproduction costs. Average profits for 2017, 2018, and 2019 in excess of 6% of net tangible
assets after revaluation are to be capitalized at 25% in determining the valuation to be placed on
goodwill; 150,000 shares of no-par ordinary are to be issued in payment of goodwill.
Balance sheets on March 31, 2020, when the consolidation is to be made effective, follow:
Average earnings for the three-year period ended Dec. 31, 2019, were as follows: Company D,
P160,000; Company E, P120,000; and Company F, P125,000.
Required:
1. Prepare the entries on the books of DEF to record the consolidation. (5 pts.)
2. Calculate the number of shares to be issued by DEF. (3 pts. each)
a. Preference shares __________________
b. Ordinary shares __________________
3. Calculate the total assets of the new company after the consolidation. ________________ ( 3
pts.)
4. Calculate the total shareholders’ equity of the new company. __________________ (3 pts.)
Problem C
Shareholders of Algo Company, Bay Company, and Cosio Company agree to a merger. Bay
Company and Cosio Company are to accept shares of Algo Company in exchange for all of their
assets and liabilities on the basis of 1 share for every P125 of net assets transferred. On Dec. 31,
2019, the date of the transfer, balances on the books of the separate companies are as follows:
a. The inventory of the Bay Company is presently stated on a LIFO basis at P100,000; the
inventory is to be recognized at P160,000, representing cost calculated on a FIFO basis
consistent with the costing procedures of the other companies.
b. All other assets and liabilities are already stated at their fair values.
Required:
2. Prepare the entries on the books of Bay Co. and Cosio Co. (10 pts.)
Bay Co
Cosio Co