Condensed balance sheets for Phillips Company and Solina Company on January 1, 2018, are as follows:

On January 1, 2018, the stockholders of Phillips and Solina agreed to a consolidation. Because FASB requires that one party be recognized as the acquirer and the other as the acquiree, it was agreed that Phillips was acquiring Solina. Phillips agreed to issue 20,000 shares of its $10 par stock to acquire all the net assets of Solina at a time when the fair value of Phillips? common stock was $15 per share.

On the date of consolidation, the fair values of Solina?s current assets and liabilities were equal to their book values. The fair value of plant and equipment was, however, $150,000. Phillips will incur $20,000 of direct acquisition costs and $6,000 in stock issue costs.

Required:

Prepare the journal entries on the books of Phillips to record the acquisition of Solina Company?s net assets.

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Phillips Solina $ 85,000 Current assets $180,000 Plant and equipment (net) 450,000 140,000 $225,000 Total assets $630,000 $ 95,000 $ 35,000 Total liabilities Common stock, $10 par value Other contributed capital Retained earnings (deficit) 350,000 160,000 53,000 125,000 60,000 (23,000) Total liabilities and equities $225,000 $630,000