Essay
Balance sheet information for Sphinx Company at January 1, 2011, is summarized as follows:
Sphinx's assets and liabilities are fairly valued except for plant assets that are undervalued by $50,000.On January 2, 2011, Pyramid Corporation issues 20,000 shares of its $10 par value common stock for all of Sphinx's net assets and Sphinx is dissolved.Market quotations for the two stocks on this date are:
Required:
1.Calculate Pyramid's investment cost of Sphinx Corporation.
2.Calculate any goodwill from the business combination.
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