On January 1, 20X2, Frost Company acquired all of the assets and liabilities of TKK Corporation by
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On January 1, 20X2, Frost Company acquired all of the assets and liabilities of TKK Corporation by issuing 24,000 shares of its \(\$ 4\) par value common stock. At that date, Frost Company shares were selling at \(\$ 22\) per share. Historical cost and fair value balance sheet data for TKK Corporation at the time of acquisition were as follows:
Frost Company paid legal fees for the transfer of assets and liabilties of \(\$ 14,000\), audit fees of \(\$ 21.900\), and listing application fees for the new shares of \(\$ 7,000\).
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Prepare the journal entries made by Frost to record the business combination assuming purchase treatment was used.
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Advanced Financial Accounting
ISBN: 9780072444124
5th Edition
Authors: Richard E. Baker, Valdean C. Lembke, Thomas E. King