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Consolidated Balance Sheet Working Paper, Bargain Purchase On January 1, 2019, Paxon Corporation acquired all of...

Consolidated Balance Sheet Working Paper, Bargain Purchase

On January 1, 2019, Paxon Corporation acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Saxon Company for $1.7 billion cash. The balance sheets of Paxon and Saxon, immediately prior to the combination, are shown below:

Balance Sheets (in millions) Paxon Saxon
Assets
Cash and receivables $2,860 $720
Inventory 1,700 900
Equity method investments -- 300
Land 650 175
Buildings and equipment, net 2,400 600
Total assets $7,610 $2,695
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities 1,500 1,000
Long-term debt 2,000 400
Common stock, par value 500 100
Additional paid-in capital 1,200 350
Retained earnings 2,410 845
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $7,610 $2,695

Several of Saxon’s assets had fair values that were different from their book values. Estimates of the fair values of these items follow:

(in millions) Estimated Fair Value
Inventory $800
Equity method investments 250
Land 420
Buildings and equipment, net 900


In addition, Saxon had previously unrecorded identifiable assets valued at $110 million.  

Required

(a) Calculate the gain on acquisition in this bargain purchase.
$Answer million

(b) Prepare a working paper to consolidate the balance sheets of Paxon and Saxon at January 1, 2019.

Remember to use negative signs with your credit balance answers in the Dr (Cr) columns.

Consolidation Working Paper
Accounts Taken From Books Eliminations


(in millions)

Paxon
Dr (Cr)

Saxon
Dr (Cr)


Debit


Credit
Consolidated
Balances
Dr (Cr)
Cash and receivables $Answer $Answer $Answer
Inventory Answer Answer Answer (R) Answer
Equity method investments -- Answer Answer (R) Answer
Investment in Saxon Answer Answer (E) --
Answer (R)
Land Answer Answer (R) Answer Answer
Buildings and equipment, net Answer Answer (R) Answer Answer
Identifiable intangibles -- -- (R) Answer Answer
Current liabilities Answer Answer Answer
Long-term debt Answer Answer Answer
Common stock, par value Answer Answer (E) Answer Answer
Additional paid-in capital Answer Answer (E) Answer Answer
Retained earnings Answer Answer (E) Answer Answer
Total $Answer $Answer $Answer $Answer $Answer


(c) Present the consolidated balance sheet, in good form, at the date of acquisition.

Paxon Corporation and Subsidiary
Consolidated Balance Sheet
January 1, 2019
(in millions)
Assets Liabilities
Cash and receivables $Answer Current liabilities $Answer
Inventory Answer Long-term debt Answer
Long-term investments Answer Total liabilities Answer
Land Answer
Buildings and equipment, net Answer Shareholders’ equity
Identifiable intangibles Answer Common stock, par value Answer
Additional paid-in capital Answer
Retained earnings Answer
Total equity Answer
Total assets $Answer Total liabilities and equity $Answer

Solutions

Expert Solution

Ans: A) Computation of Gain on Acqusition of Saxon

Particulars Amount in Million ($)
Assets
Cash and receivables $720
Inventory 800
Land 420
Buildings and equipment, net 900
Equity method investments 250
Intangible assets 110
Total $3,200
Less
Current liabilities 1,000
Long-term debt 400
Investment in Saxon 1700
3,100
Gain on Acqusition $100

Consolidation Working Paper

Accounts Taken From Books Eliminations Consolidated
(in millions) Paxon Saxon Debit Credit Balances Dr (Cr)
Dr (Cr) Dr (Cr)
Cash and receivables 1,160 720 1,880
Inventory 1,700 900 100 2,500
Land 650 175 245 1070
Buildings and equipment, net 2400 600 300 3300
Equity method investments 300 50 250
Intangible assets 110 110
Investment in Saxon 1700 1700 0
7,610 2695 655 1850 9,110
Current liabilities 1500 1000 2500
Long-term debt 2000 400 2400
Common stock, par value 500 100 100 500
Additional paid-in capital 1200 350 350 1200
Retained earnings 2410 845 845 100 2510
Total 7610 2695 1295 100 9110

(c) Present the consolidated balance sheet, in good form, at the date of acquisition.

Paxon Corporation and Subsidiary
Consolidated Balance Sheet
January 1, 2019
(in millions)
Assets Amount($) Liabilities Amount($)
Cash and receivables 1,880 Current liabilities 2500
Inventory 2,500 Long-term debt 2400
Long-term investments 250 Total liabilities 4900
Land 1070
Buildings and equipment, net 3300 Shareholders’ equity
Identifiable intangibles 110 Common stock, par value 500
Additional paid-in capital 1200
Retained earnings 2510
Total equity 4210
Total assets 9,110 Total liabilities and equity 9,110

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