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On January 1, 2018, Marshall Company acquired 100 percent of the outstanding common stock of Tucker Company. To acquire these shares, Marshall issued $306,000 in long-term liabilities and 20,000 shares of common stock having a par value of $1 per share but a fair value of $10 per share. Marshall paid $27,500 to accountants, lawyers, and brokers for assistance in the acquisition and another $12,500 in connection with stock issuance costs. Prior to these transactions, the balance sheets for the two companies were as follows: Cash Receivables Inventory Land Buildings (net) Equipment (net) Accounts payable Long-term liabilities Common stock-$1 par value Common stock-$20 par value Additional paid-in capital Retained earnings, 1/1/18 Marshall Company Book Value $ 66,600 362,000 362,000 213,000 515,000 168,000 (193,000) (454,000) (110,000) Tucker Company Book Value $ 28,800 166,000 206,000 184,000 292,000 74,100 (61, 800) (306,000) (360,000) (569,600) (120,000) 0 (463,100) Note: Parentheses indicate credit balance. In Marshall's appraisal of Tucker, it deemed three accounts to be undervalued on the subsidiary's books: Inventory by $9,800, Land by $23,400, and Buildings by $35,600. Marshall plans to maintain Tucker's separate legal identity and to operate Tucker as a wholly owned subsidiary. a. Determine the amounts that Marshall Company would report in its postacquisition balance sheet. In preparing the postacquisition balance sheet, any required adjustments to income accounts from the acquisition should be closed to Marshall's retained earnings. Other accounts will also need to be added or adjusted to reflect the journal entries Marshall prepared in recording the acquisition. b. To verify the answers found in part (a), prepare a worksheet to consolidate the balance sheets of these two companies as of January 1, 2018 Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B Determine the amounts that Marshall Company would report in its postacquisition balance sheet. In preparing the postacquisition balance sheet, any required adjustments to income accounts from the acquisition should be closed to Marshall's retained earnings. Other accounts will also need to be added or adjusted to reflect the journal entries Marshall prepared in recording the acquisition. Show less Parents post- acquisition balances Cash 651,900 Receivables Inventory Land Buildings (net) Equipment (net) Investment in Trucker Total assets Accounts payable Long-term liabilities Common stock Additional paid-in capital Retained earnings Total liabilities and equities Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required E To verify the answers found in part (a), prepare a worksheet to consolidate the balance sheets of these two companies as of January 1, 2018. (For accounts where multiple consolidation entries are required, combine all debit entries into one amount and enter this amount in the debit column of the worksheet. Similarly, combine all credit entries into one amount and enter this amount in the credit column of the worksheet.) Show less MARSHALL COMPANY AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARY Worksheet January 1, 2018 Marshall Tucker Consolidation Entries Consolidated Accounts Company Company Totals Debit Credit Cash Receivables Inventory Land Buildings (net) Equipment (net) Investment in Tucker Total assets Accounts payable Long-term liabilities Common stock Additional paid-in capital Retained earnings, 1/1/18 Total liabilities and owners' equities
