The Prince company acquired 100% of the voting stock of the Queen Company on January 1, 2017 for the following consideration.
$1,200,000 market value of 10,000 shares of its $10 par value common stock
$2,000,000 note payable due in 5 years.
A contingent payment of $200,000 cash if queen generates profits of $500,000 or more in 2016 (fair value = 57,000)
Queens profits for 2017 totaled $600,000
A. Record the initial entry for the acquisition of Queen:
B. Record the transaction and adjustment needed on January 1, 2018 based upon Queens 2017 results:
Recording of entries are as follows:
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