Statutory Merger, Financial Accounting

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On January 1, 2013, NewTune Company exchanges 15,000 shares of its common stock for all of the outstanding shares of On-the-Go, Inc. Each NewTune''s shares has a $4 par value and a $50 fair value. The fair value of the stock exchanged in the acquisition was considered equal to Om-the-Go''s fair value. NewTune also paid $25,000 in stock registration and issuance costs in connection with the merger.
Several of On-the-Go''s accounts have fair values that differ from their book values on this date:
Receivables $65,000 (book value) $63,000 (fair value)
Trademarks 95,000 (BV) 225,000 (FV)
Record music catalog 60,000 (BV) 180,000 (FV)
In-process research and development -0- (BV) 200,000 (FV)
Notes Payable (50,000) (BV) (45,000) (FV)

Precombination January 1, 2013, book values for the two companies are as follows:
Cash $60,000 (NT) $29,000 (On-the-Go)
Receivables 150,000 (NT) 65,000 (OTG)
Trademarks 400,000 (NT) 95,000 (OTG)
Record music catalog 840,000 (NT) 60,000 (OTG)
Equipment 320,000 (NT) 105,000 (OTG)
Totals: NewTune: $1,770,000 On-the-Go: $354,000
Accounts Payable $(110,000) (NT) (34,000) (OTG)
Notes Payable (370,000) (NT) (50,000) (OTG)
Common Stock (400,000) (NT) (50,000) (OTG)
Additional Paid-in Capital (30,000) (NT) (30,000) (OTG)
Retained earnings (860,000) (NT) (190,000) (OTG)

a) Assume that this combination is a statutory merger so that On-the-Go''s accounts will be transferred to the records of NewTune. On-the-Go will be dissolved and will no longer exist as a legal entity. Prepare a postcombination balance sheet for NewTune as of the acquisition date.

b. Assume that no dissolution takes place in connection with this combination. Rather, both companies retain their separate legal identities. Prepare a worksheet to consolidate the two companies as of the combination date.

c. How do the balance sheet accounts compare across parts a and b?

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