Question

"Assume that Bullen issued 12,000 shares of common stock with a $5 par value and a $47 fair value for all of the outstanding shares of Vicker. What will be the consolidated Additional Paid-In Capital and Retained Earnings (January 1, 2018 balances) as a result of this acquisition transaction?"

Answer 1

Answer:

Additional paid in capital in excess of par value is any amount of money received through issuing stocks at a higher value than par:

additional paid in capital = ($47 - $5) x 12,000 stocks = $42 x 1,200 = $504,000

Additional paid in capital does not affect retained earnings, so retained earnings should remain unchanged.