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please answer this Salad Ltd acquired all the net assets of an existing business, Lettuce Ltd...

please answer this

Salad Ltd acquired all the net assets of an existing business, Lettuce Ltd on 1 July 2020. The statements of financial position of the two companies immediately prior to the acquisition were as follows:

Salad Ltd

Lettuce Ltd

Cash

$4,200

$2,000

Accounts receivable

30,000

16,500

Freehold land

265,000

100,000

Building (net)

35,000

28,000

Cultivation equipment (net)

69,000

46,000

Irrigation equipment

18,000

21,000

Delivery trucks

46,000

36,000

Motor vehicles

30,000

32,000

497,200

281,500

Accounts payable

29,000

24,500

Loan - Bank of NSW

155,000

79,000

Loan - Bernard Bros

35,000

34,000

Loan - Golds Corp.

72,000

52,500

Share capital

110,000 shares

110,000

-

60,000 shares

-

60,000

Reserves

28,500

-

Retained earnings

67,700

31,500

497,200

281,500

All of the assets of Lettuce Ltd are recorded at fair value, with the exception of:

Fair value

Freehold land*

120,000

Buildings

40,000

Cultivation equipment

40,000

Motor vehicle

34,000

*Fair value excluding Lettuce’s vacant land.

The terms of the acquisition are as follows:

  • Salad Ltd is to acquire all of the assets, except cash, delivery trucks and motor vehicles of Lettuce Ltd and will assume all of the liabilities except accounts payable.
  • Salad Ltd is to give the share-holders of Lettuce Ltd a block of vacant freehold land, two delivery vehicles and sufficient additional cash to enable the company to pay of the accounts payable and then liquidation costs of $1,600.
  • On the liquidation of Lettuce Ltd, the former directors are to receive the land, motor

vehicles and the delivery trucks. The land and vehicles had the following values at 1 July 2020:

Carrying amount

Fair Value

Freehold Land

$50,000

$120,000

Delivery Trucks

30,000

27,000

Required:

  1. Prepare the acquisition analysis in relation to the acquisition.
  2. Prepare the journal entries in Salad Ltd to record the business combination.
  3. Prepare the statement of financial position of Salad Ltd immediately subsequent to the acquisition.

In: Accounting

On December 31, 20X3, Broadway Corporation reported common stock outstanding of $200,000, additional paid-in capital of...

On December 31, 20X3, Broadway Corporation reported common stock outstanding of $200,000, additional paid-in capital of $300,000, and retained earnings of $100,000. On January 1, 20X4, Johe Company acquired control of Broadway in a business combination.

Required:
Give the Consolidation entry that would be needed in preparing a consolidated balance sheet immediately following the combination if Johe acquired all of Broadway’s outstanding common stock for $600,000. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

A) Record the basic consolidation entry

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50. Falzone Company has two shareholders, Rita and Sal Corporation. Rita acquired her 300 shares in...

50. Falzone Company has two shareholders, Rita and Sal Corporation. Rita acquired her 300 shares in 2003 for $30,000 and Sal Corporation acquired its 200 shares in 1999 for $15,000. On August 2, 2013, Falzone Company sold one of its businesses that it had held since 1999. Due to this sale, Falzone Company redeemed 50 shares from each shareholder in exchange for $20,000 each. Falzone’s E&P at the time of the redemption was $250,000. What are the tax consequences of this transaction to Rita and Sal Corporation?

In: Accounting

To add to his growing chain of grocery stores, on January 1, 2016, Danny Marks bought...

To add to his growing chain of grocery stores, on January 1, 2016, Danny Marks bought a grocery store of a small competitor for $520,000. An appraiser, hired to assess the acquired assets’ values, determined that the land, building, and equipment had market values of $200,000, $150,000, and $250,000, respectively.

Required:

Danny plans to depreciate the operating assets on a straight-line basis for 20 years. Determine the amount of depreciation expense for 2016 on these newly acquired assets. You can assume zero residual value for all assets.

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What type of health care system is in place in the United Kingdom? (a,b,c, or d)...

What type of health care system is in place in the United Kingdom? (a,b,c, or d)

a.) National health insurance (single payer)

b.) National health service (socialized medicine)

c.) Insurance required of individuals and/or employers ( mandate)

d.) Other (describe)

Describe the role of government in the United Kingdom's health care system

In: Economics

Assume that is produced only two products; Coffee bean and plastic where are the price and quantity produced are:

Assume that is produced only two products; Coffee bean and plastic where are the price and quantity produced are:

Year

Coffee bean

Plastic

2018 (base year)

P= 10    Q= 1,000


P= 5     Q= 2,000


2019

P= 10    Q= 1,100


P= 5      Q= 2,100


2020

P= 12    Q= 900


P= 6      Q= 1,900


 

Calculate GDP deflator for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020.  Also, calculate the Nominal and real GDP growth on 2019 & 2020, compare between them by explaining why they are different.  Calculate the 2019 & 2020 inflation rates.


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The Bridgeport Corporation had income from continuing operations of $12 million in 2020. During 2020, it...

The Bridgeport Corporation had income from continuing operations of $12 million in 2020. During 2020, it disposed of its restaurant division at a loss of $98,000 (net of tax of $38,000). Before the disposal, the division operated at a loss of $202,000 (net of tax of $135,000) in 2020. Blue Collar also had an unrealized gain-OCI of $44,000 (net of tax of $18,000) related to its FV-OCI equity investments. Bridgeport had 10 million common shares outstanding during 2020.

Prepare a partial statement of financial performance for Bridgeport, beginning with income from continuing operations.

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4. Suppose you are hired on January 1, 2020 and start depositing $400 at the end...

4. Suppose you are hired on January 1, 2020 and start depositing $400 at the end of each month, with the first deposit on February 1, 2020, in a pension fund that pays interest of 9% per year compounded monthly on the minimum monthly balance and credited at the end of each month.  

(a) How much money is in the pension fund on March 1, 2020?

(b) How much money is in the pension fund on April 1, 2020?

(c) How much money will be in the pension fund on January 1, 2040?

(d) What is the total amount of interest earned in this pension fund during these 20 years?

In: Finance

(a) ABC Company purchased land at a cost of $400,000,000 during 2018. ABC chooses to use...

(a) ABC Company purchased land at a cost of $400,000,000 during 2018. ABC chooses to use the revaluation method of accounting for land. The fair value of the land is as follows at December 31, 2018 2019 and 2020:

2018 - $450,000,000
2019 - $360,000,000
2020 - $385,000,000

Required
(a) Record the journal entries to account for revaluation of the land at 31 December 2018, 2019 and 2020.

(b) Assume ABC Company chooses to apply the cost method for the land and that the above amounts are the recoverable amount of the land at 31 December each year. Record the necessary journal entries to account for the land at 31 December 2018, 2019 and 2020.

In: Accounting

Tim (40) and Tina (42) live in California. They have one son, Todd (age 10; Todd...

Tim (40) and Tina (42) live in California. They have one son, Todd (age 10; Todd is a qualifying child of Tim and Tina). Tim’s brother, Bob, lives in New York. Although Bob did not live with Tim and Tina at all in 2020, Tim and Tina provided 90% of Bob's support. Bob is single and had $1,000 gross income in 2020.

What is the amount of Tim and Tina’s 2020 child tax credit (including other dependent tax credit)?

Assume that Tim and Tina's 2020 AGI is below the phaseout threshold for the child tax credit.

In: Accounting