Question

On May 1, Soriano Co. reported the following account balances along with their estimated fair values:

	Carrying Amount			Fair Value
Receivables	$	92,500		$	92,500
Inventory		84,000			84,000
Copyrights		172,500			537,500
Patented technology		906,000			739,000
Total assets	$	1,255,000		$	1,453,000
Current liabilities	$	205,000		$	205,000
Long-term liabilities		713,000			694,000
Common stock		100,000
Retained earnings		237,000
Total liabilities and equities	$	1,255,000

On that day, Zambrano paid cash to acquire all of the assets and liabilities of Soriano, which will cease to exist as a separate entity. To facilitate the merger, Zambrano also paid $135,000 to an investment banking firm.

The following information was also available:

• Zambrano further agreed to pay an extra $86,400 to the former owners of Soriano only if they meet certain revenue goals during the next two years. Zambrano estimated the present value of its probability adjusted expected payment for this contingency at $43,200.
• Soriano has a research and development project in process with an appraised value of $237,000. However, the project has not yet reached technological feasibility and the project’s assets have no alternative future use.

a&b. Prepare Zambrano’s journal entries to record the Soriano acquisition assuming its initial cash payment to the former owners was (a) $725,800 & (b) $840,000. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

Record the acquisition of Soriano Co. Assume its initial cash payment to the former owners was $725,800.

Answer 1