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Prime Company Acquired 100 Percent of the Voting Common Shares

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Prime Company acquired 100 percent of the voting common shares of Standard Video Corporation,its bitter rival,by issuing bonds with a par value and fair value of $150,000.Immediately prior to the acquisition,Prime reported total assets of $500,000,liabilities of $280,000,and stockholders' equity of $220,000.At that date,Standard Video reported total assets of $400,000,liabilities of $250,000,and stockholders' equity of $150,000.Included in Standard's liabilities was an account payable to Prime in the amount of $20,000,which Prime included in its accounts receivable.
-Based on the preceding information,what amount of total assets did Prime report in its separate balance sheet immediately after the acquisition before any consolidation with Standard Video?


A) $500,000
B) $650,000
C) $750,000
D) $900,000

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