Question

On August 31, Planar Corp. exchanged 100,000 shares of its $40 par value common stock for all of the net assets of Sistrock Co. The fair value of Planar's common stock on August 31 was $72 per share. Planar paid a fee of $320,000 to the consultant who arranged this acquisition. Direct costs of registering and issuing the equity securities amounted to $160,000. No goodwill or bargain purchase was involved in the acquisition. At what amount should Planar record the acquisition of Sistrock's net assets

Answer 1

Answer:

$7,200,000

Explanation:

Calculation to determine At what amount should Planar record the acquisition of Sistrock's net assets

Using this formula

Acquisition of Sistrock's net assets =(Shares of common stock issued ×Common stock fair value per share

Let plug in the formula

Acquisition of Sistrock's net assets=100,000*$72

Acquisition of Sistrock's net assets=$7,200,000

Therefore the amount that Planar should record the acquisition of Sistrock's net assets is $7,200,000