On December 31, 2013, Pandora Incorporated issued 40,000 shares of its $20 par common stock for all the outstanding shares of the Sophocles Company. In addition, Pandora agreed to pay the owners of Sophocles an additional $200,000 if a specific contract achieved the profit levels that were targeted by the owners of Sophocles in their sale agreement. The fair value of this amount, with an agreed likelihood of occurrence and discounted to present value, is $160,000. In addition, Pandora paid $10,000 in stock issue costs, $40,000 in legal fees, and $48,000 to employees who were dedicated to this acquisition for the last three months of the year. Summarized balance sheet and fair value information for Sophocles immediately prior to the acquisition follows.

Required:

1.Prepare Pandora's general journal entry for the acquisition of Sophocles assuming that Pandora's stock was trading at $35 at the date of acquisition and Sophocles dissolves as a separate legal entity.

2.Prepare Pandora's general journal entry for the acquisition of Sophocles assuming that Pandora's stock was trading at $35 at the date of acquisition and Sophocles continues as a separate legal entity.

3.Prepare Pandora's general journal entry for the acquisition of Sophocles assuming that Pandora's stock was trading at $25 at the date of acquisition and Sophocles dissolves as a separate legal entity.

4.Prepare Pandora's general journal entry for the acquisition of Sophocles assuming that Pandora's stock was trading at $25 at the date of acquisition and Sophocles survives as a separate legal entity.

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