Complete Question:
On December 31 of the current year, Sam Company was merged into Paul Company. In carrying out the business combination, Paul Company issued 60,000 shares of its $10 par value common stock, with a fair value of $15 per share, for all of Sam Company's outstanding common stock. The stockholders' equity section of the two companies immediately before the business combination was:
Paul Sam
Common Stock $500,000 $400,000
Additional Paid-in Capital 200,000 100,000
Retained Earnings 300,000 200,000
Assume that the transaction is accounted for using the acquisition method. In the consolidated balance sheet at the end of the next year, the Additional Paid-In Capital account should be reported at
A) $400,000.
B) $300,000.
C) $500,000.
D) $200,000.
Answer:
Option C. $500,000
Explanation:
The reason is that the new additional Paid In Capital will be calculated by taking the stock issuing company's Addition Paid-In Capital and the additional paid in capital arising from stock issue, which means that:
Addition Paid-In Capital after merger = Addition Paid-In Capital of Paul Company + Addition Paid-In Capital arising from shares issues
Here
Addition Paid-In Capital of Paul Company = $200,000
Addition Paid-In Capital arising from shares issues = 60,000 shares * ($15 per share - $10 per share) = $300,000
By putting above values in the equation, we have:
Addition Paid-In Capital after merger = $200,000 + $300,000
Addition Paid-In Capital after merger = $500,000
