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Advanced Accounting 10th Edition by Thomas Schaefer, Joe Ben Hoyle, Timothy Doupnik

Edition 10ISBN: 978-1260575910
book Advanced Accounting 10th Edition by Thomas Schaefer, Joe Ben Hoyle, Timothy Doupnik cover

Advanced Accounting 10th Edition by Thomas Schaefer, Joe Ben Hoyle, Timothy Doupnik

Edition 10ISBN: 978-1260575910
Exercise 52
The Acquisition Method
Pratt Company acquired all of Spider, Inc.'s outstanding shares on December 31, 2011, for $495,000 cash.Pratt will operate Spider as a wholly owned subsidiary with a separate legal and accounting identity.Although many of Spider's book values approximate fair values, several of its accounts have fair values that differ from book values.In addition, Spider has internally developed assets that remain unrecorded on its books.In deriving the acquisition price, Pratt assessed Spider's fair and book value differences as follows: The Acquisition Method  Pratt Company acquired all of Spider, Inc.'s outstanding shares on December 31, 2011, for $495,000 cash.Pratt will operate Spider as a wholly owned subsidiary with a separate legal and accounting identity.Although many of Spider's book values approximate fair values, several of its accounts have fair values that differ from book values.In addition, Spider has internally developed assets that remain unrecorded on its books.In deriving the acquisition price, Pratt assessed Spider's fair and book value differences as follows:    At December 31, 2011, the following financial information is available for consolidation:    Prepare a consolidated balance sheet for Pratt and Spider as of December 31, 2011.
At December 31, 2011, the following financial information is available for consolidation: The Acquisition Method  Pratt Company acquired all of Spider, Inc.'s outstanding shares on December 31, 2011, for $495,000 cash.Pratt will operate Spider as a wholly owned subsidiary with a separate legal and accounting identity.Although many of Spider's book values approximate fair values, several of its accounts have fair values that differ from book values.In addition, Spider has internally developed assets that remain unrecorded on its books.In deriving the acquisition price, Pratt assessed Spider's fair and book value differences as follows:    At December 31, 2011, the following financial information is available for consolidation:    Prepare a consolidated balance sheet for Pratt and Spider as of December 31, 2011.
Prepare a consolidated balance sheet for Pratt and Spider as of December 31, 2011.
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