Wells Fargo & Company, headquartered in San Francisco, is one of the nation’s largest financial institutions. Suppose it rep
orted the following selected accounts (in millions) as of December 31, 2017. Retained earnings $41,563
Preferred stock 8,485
Common stock—$12/3 par value, authorized 6,000,000,000 shares; issued 5,245,971,422 shares 8,743
Treasury stock—67,346,829 common shares (2,450)
Paid-in capital in excess of par value—common stock 52,878
Required:
Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet for Wells Fargo as of December 31, 2017
The the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet shows the amount of capital invested by the shareholders in the business as well as the reserves that have been allocated to them.
<span>This would be a way to lower the money supply. By discouraging bank loans, there becomes fewer overall dollars in the hands of the general public. Fewer dollars held by people overall equals a smaller overall money supply. Bank loans to the public would be a way of increasing the money supply, in the opposite instance.</span>
Although goodwill is the difference between the consideration transferred by the acquirer to the acquiree it is not the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired rather it is the fair value of the net assets acquired.
The difference is fair value of identifiable assets is the value of the assets at some point of time which is expected to provide some future benefits.
The fair value of the net assets acquired is the total of the fair value of net assets minus liabilities.
