Calculate the consideration transferred

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Question - On 1st January 2020, Courts Ltd acquired all the assets and liabilities of Burns Philip Homecenters. Details of Burns Philip Homecenters' assets and liabilities acquired by Courts Ltd are as follows:

 

Carrying Amounts

Fair Values

Plant & equipment

120,000

240,000

Land

200,000

100,000

Motor vehicles

180,000

80,000

Inventory

240,000

200,000

Accounts receivable

80,000

80,000

Accounts payable

50,000

50,000

Bank overdraft

100,000

100,000

Net assets

670,000

550,000

Details of the consideration transferred are as follows:

Cash of $1,000,000, with ¼ to be paid on 1 January 2022. The incremental borrowing rate for Courts Ltd is 20%.

500,000 shares in Courts Limited were issued. The share price on 1 January 2020 was $0.75 per share. This price represented a seven-month high price. Costs of issuing the shares was $2,000.

Due to doubts as to whether the share price would remain at or above the $0.75 level, Courts Limited agreed to supply cash to the value of any decrease in the share price below $0.75. This guarantee was valid for a period of 1 month (to 29th February 2020). Courts Limited believed that there was a 5% chance that the share price would remain at or above $0.75 until 29th February 2020 (and a 10% chance that it would fall to $0.65).

Legal fees associated with the acquisition totaled $5,000.

Additional Information - Burns Philip Home centers' is currently suing a previous customer. The expected damages are $50,000. Lawyers estimate that there is a 100% chance of winning the case.

Required -

1. Calculate the consideration transferred.

2. Calculate the FVINA (fair value of net assets) acquired and determine the amount of goodwill on the acquisition.

3. Prepare the journal entry in the books of Courts Limited to account for the acquisition.

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