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Prince Company Acquires Duchess, Inc

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Prince Company acquires Duchess, Inc. on January 1, 2011. The consideration transferred exceeds the fair value of Duchess' net assets. On that date, Prince has a building with a book value of $1,200,000 and a fair value of $1,500,000. Duchess has a building with a book value of $400,000 and fair value of $500,000.
If push-down accounting is used, what amounts in the Building account appear in Duchess' separate balance sheet and in the consolidated balance sheet immediately after acquisition?


A) $400,000 and $1,600,000.
B) $500,000 and $1,700,000.
C) $400,000 and $1,700,000.
D) $500,000 and $2,000,000.
E) $500,000 and $1,600,000.

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