Intangibles and a Business Acquisition

Buyer Company purchased Target Company for $800,000 cash. Target Company had total liabilities of $300,000. Buyer Company’s assessment of the fair values it obtained when it purchased Target Company is as follows:

Cash                                                                       

$100,000

Inventory                                                                     

50,000

In process R&D                                                               

500,000

Assembled workforce                                                           

120,000

Make the journal entry necessary to record this business acquisition.