Reference no: EM13516762

Asset Purchase, Cash

P Company acquired the assets and assumed the liabilities of S Company on January 1, 2010, for $510,000 when S Company"s balance sheet was as follows:

S COMPANY Balance Sheet January 1, 2010

Cash	$ 96,000
Receivables	55,200
Inventory	110,400
Land	169,200
Plant and equipment (net)	466,800
Total	$897,600
Accounts payable	$ 44,400
Bonds payable, 10%, due 12/31/2015, Par	480,000
Common stock, $2 par value	120,000
Retained earnings	253,200
Total	$897,600

Fair values of S Company"s assets and liabilities were equal to their book values except for the following:

1. Inventory has a fair value of $126,000.
2. Land has a fair value of $198,000.
3. The bonds pay interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31. The current yield rate on bonds of similar risk is 8%.

Required:

Prepare the journal entry on P Company"s books to record the acquisition of the assets and assumption of the liabilities of S Company.