On May 1, Soriano Co. reported the following account balances along with their estimated fair values:

	Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Receivables	$	221,500	$	221,500
Inventory		81,000		81,000
Copyrights		131,500		496,500
Patented technology		834,000		610,000
Total assets	$	1,268,000	$	1,409,000
Current liabilities	$	186,000	$	186,000
Long-term liabilities		714,000		704,000
Common stock		100,000
Retained earnings		268,000
Total liabilities and equities	$	1,268,000

On that day, Zambrano paid cash to acquire all of the assets and liabilities of Soriano, which will cease to exist as a separate entity. To facilitate the merger, Zambrano also paid $148,500 to an investment banking firm.

The following information was also available:

	Zambrano further agreed to pay an extra $73,000 to the former owners of Soriano only if they meet certain revenue goals during the next two years. Zambrano estimated the present value of its probability adjusted expected payment for this contingency at $36,500.
	Soriano has a research and development project in process with an appraised value of $232,500. However, the project has not yet reached technological feasibility and the projects assets have no alternative future use.

Prepare Zambranos journal entries to record the Soriano acquisition assuming its initial cash payment to the former owners was

Journal entries

a. $692,900

I.Record the acquisition of Soriano Co.

II. Record the expenses related to the combination.

b. $817,000.

I. Record the acquisition of Soriano Co

II. Record the expenses related to the combination.