On January 1, 20X3, Guild Corporation reported total assets of $470,000, liabilities of $270,000, and stockholders' equity
Question:
On January 1, 20X3, Guild Corporation reported total assets of $470,000, liabilities of $270,000, and stockholders' equity of $200,000. At that date, Bristol Corporation reported total assets of $190,000, liabilities of $135,000, and stockholders' equity of $55,000. Following lengthy negotiations, Guild paid Bristol's existing shareholders $55,000 in cash for 100 percent of the voting common shares of Bristol.
Required
Immediately after Guild purchased the Bristol shares:
a. What amount of total assets did Guild report in its balance sheet?
b. What amount of total assets was reported in the consolidated balance sheet?
c. What amount of total liabilities was reported in the consolidated balance sheet?
d. What amount of stockholders' equity was reported in the consolidated balance sheet?
Step by Step Answer:
Advanced Financial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0073526911
8th Edition
Authors: Richard Baker, Valdean Lembke, Thomas King, Cynthia Jeffrey