HC Corporation issued 7,500 shares ofits $3 par value common stock at a market price of $20
per share to acquire all the outstanding common stock of Barry Corporation. HC paid $1,500 of
legal fees for this business combination and $3,300 for issuing the securities. Barry was merged
into HC and dissolved. Information for Barry Corporation immediately before the merger was as
follows:
Cash
Building
Patents
Total
Book value Fair value
2,000
30,000
Accounts payable
Common stock
2,000
25,000
7,000
34,000
5,000
32,000
5,000
2,000
Add. paid-in capital
10,000
Retained earnings
15,000
Total
32,000
Prepare the journal entries on HC Corporation's books to account for the business combination.
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