Pit Corporation pays $400,000 cash and issues 50,000 shares of Pit Corporation $10 par common stock with a market value of $20 per share for the net assets of Sad Company. The following entries record the business combination on the books of Pit Corporation on December 27, 2011.

Investment in Sad Company (+A)

1,400

Cash ( A)

400

Common stock, $10 par (+SE)

500

Additional paid in capital (+SE)

500

To record issuance of 50,000 shares of $10 par common stock plus $400,000 cash in a business combination with Sad Company.

Cash (+A)

50

Net receivables (+A)

140

Inventories (+A)

250

Land (+A)

100

Buildings (+A)

500

Equipment (+A)

350

Patents (+A)

50

Goodwill (+A)

200

Accounts payable (+L)

60

Notes payable (+L)

135

Other liabilities (+L)

45

Investment in Sad Company ( A)

1,400

To assign the cost of Sad Company to identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the basis of their fair values and to goodwill.

We assign the amounts to the assets and liabilities based on fair values, except for goodwill. We determine goodwill by subtracting the $1,200,000 fair value of identifiable net assets acquired from the $1,400,000 purchase price for Sad Company’s net assets.