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Homework answers / question archive / The following are the liabilities and assets of Amrita Ltd   Liabilities   Assets   Share capital 60000 Goodwill 28000 Debentures 10000 Land & building 16000 Sundry creditors 6000 Plant & Machinery 28000 General reserve 4000 Stock 16000 Profit & Loss A/c 20000 Debtors 8000     Cash 2000     Preliminary expenses 2000 Total assets 100000 Totall liabilities and equity 100000         Bangalore Ltd takes over the business of Amrita Ltd

The following are the liabilities and assets of Amrita Ltd   Liabilities   Assets   Share capital 60000 Goodwill 28000 Debentures 10000 Land & building 16000 Sundry creditors 6000 Plant & Machinery 28000 General reserve 4000 Stock 16000 Profit & Loss A/c 20000 Debtors 8000     Cash 2000     Preliminary expenses 2000 Total assets 100000 Totall liabilities and equity 100000         Bangalore Ltd takes over the business of Amrita Ltd

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The following are the liabilities and assets of Amrita Ltd

 

Liabilities

 

Assets

 

Share capital

60000

Goodwill

28000

Debentures

10000

Land & building

16000

Sundry creditors

6000

Plant & Machinery

28000

General reserve

4000

Stock

16000

Profit & Loss A/c

20000

Debtors

8000

   

Cash

2000

   

Preliminary expenses

2000

Total assets

100000

Totall liabilities and equity

100000

       

Bangalore Ltd takes over the business of Amrita Ltd. the value agreed for various assets and liabilities are:

Goodwill

36000

   

Land & Building

39000

   

Plant and Machinery

38000

   

Stock

27000

   

Debtors

8000

   

Debentures

10000

   

sundry creditors

6000

   
       

Requirement: 1. Calculate the purchase consideration and Regarding in book of Bangalore Ltd

 

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Purchase consideration - Net Asset method

Net Asset = Agreed value of assets taken over by purchaing company - agreed value of liabilities assuemed by purchaing company

Here Purchasing compaany Banglore Ltd

Vendor Company - Amritha Ltd.

Purchaing company take over the business

Business means all assets and outside liabilities

All assets means assets other tham fictitious aassets . Here preliminery expenses is fictitious assets.

Purchase Consideration

Agrred Value of assets Amount Amount
Goodwill 36,000  
Land aand Building 39,000  
Plant and Machinery 38,000  
Stock 27,000  
Debtors 8,000  
Cash 2,000  
Total   150,000
Less Agreed Value of Liabilities    
Debentures 10,000  
Sundry Creditors 6,000  
Total   16,000
Prucahse Consideration   134,000

Journal Entries in thee book of Banglore Ltd.

1 Business Purchase Account Dr 134,000  
  To Liquidator of Amritha Ltd.   134,000
2 Goodwill Dr. 36,000  
  Land aand Building Dr. 39,000  
  Plant and Machinery Dr. 38,000  
  Stock Dr. 27,000  
  Debtors Dr. 8,000  
  Cash Dr. 2000  
  To Debenture Account   10,000
  To Sundry Creditors   6,000
  To Business Purchase   134,000
3 Liquidation of Amritha Ltd. 134,000  
  To Share Capital   134,000