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Cheers Acquired 100% of Tapp's Shares for $144,000

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 Cheers Co  Tapp Ltd  Tapp Ltd  Book Value  Book Value  Fair Value  Current assets $512,000$62,400$65,600 Net capital assets 448,00097,600110,400$960,000$160,000 Current liabilities $96,000$12,80012,800 Long-term debt 288,00035,20040,000 Share capital 320,00064,000 Retained earnings 256,00048,000$960,000$160,000\begin{array}{|l|r|r|r}\hline& \text { Cheers Co } & \text { Tapp Ltd } & \underline{\text { Tapp Ltd }} \\&\text { Book Value } & \text { Book Value } & \underline{\text { Fair Value }} \\\hline\text { Current assets } & \$ 512,000 & \$ 62,400 & \$ 65,600 \\\hline \text { Net capital assets } & \underline{448,000} & \underline{97,600} & \underline{110,400} \\\hline & \$ \underline{960,000} & \$ \underline{160,000} & \\\hline \text { Current liabilities } & \$ 96,000 & \$ 12,800 & 12,800 \\\hline \text { Long-term debt } & 288,000 & 35,200 & 40,000 \\\hline \text { Share capital } & 320,000 & 64,000 & \\\hline \text { Retained earnings } & \underline{256,000} & \underline{48,000} & \\\hline & \$ \underline{\underline{960,000}} & \$ \underline{160,000} & \\\hline\end{array} Cheers acquired 100% of Tapp's shares for $144,000. The condensed statements of financial position for Cheers and Tapp are given above, as well as the fair values of Tapp's assets and liabilities on the acquisition date. On Cheers's consolidated statement of financial position at the acquisition date, what is the total shareholders' equity?


A) $576,000
B) $624,000
C) $688,000
D) $11,888,000

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