Keen Inc and Lax Inc On November 1, 2019, Keen Acquired 80% of Lax Inc

Essay

Keen Inc. and Lax Inc. had the following balance sheets on October 31, 2019:
$\begin{array}{|l|r|r|r|}\hline & \text { Keen Inc } & \text { Lax Inc } & \text { Lax Inc } \\\hline & \text { (carrying value) } & \text { (carrying value) } & \text { (fair value) } \\\hline \text { Cash } & \$ 300,000 & \$ 80,000 & \$ 80,000 \\\hline \text { Accounts Receivable } & \$ 60,000 & \$ 24,000 & \$ 24,000 \\\hline \text { Inventory } & \$ 30,000 & \$ 54,000 & \$ 50,000 \\\hline \text { Plant and Equipment (net) } & \$ 310,000 & \$ 280,000 & \$ 300,000 \\\hline \text { Trademark } & & \$ 12,000 & \$ 16,000 \\\hline \text { Total Assets } & \$ 700,000 & \$ 450,000 \\\hline \text { Accounts Payable } & \$ 150,000 & \$ 200,000 &\$200,000\\\hline \text { Bonds Payable } & \$ 400,000 & \$ 120,000&\$100,000 \\\hline \text { Common Shares } & \$ 100,000 & \$ 60,000 \\\hline \text { Retained Earnings } & \$ 50,000 & \$ 70,000 \\\hline \text { Total Liabilities and Equity } & \$ 700,000 & \$ 450,000 \\\hline\end{array}$ On November 1, 2019, Keen acquired 80% of Lax Inc. for cash consideration of $240,000. Assume that the following draft balance sheet was prepared by a co-worker on the date of acquisition. Assuming this balance sheet is devoid of technical errors, what can be concluded about the balance sheet below?