77. Presented below are the financial balances for the Atwood Company and
the Franz Company as of December 31, 2010, immediately before Atwood
acquired Franz. Also included are the fair values for Franz Company’s net assets
at that date.
Note: Parenthesis indicate a credit balance
Assume a business combination took place at December 31, 2010. Atwood
issued 50 shares of its common stock with a fair value of $35 per share for all of
the outstanding common shares of Franz. Stock issuance costs of $15 (in
thousands) and direct costs of $10 (in thousands) were paid to effect this
acquisition transaction. To settle a difference of opinion regarding Franz’s fair
value, Atwood promises to pay an additional $5.2 (in thousands) to the former
owners if Franz’s earnings exceed a certain sum during the next year. Given the
probability of the required contingency payment and utilizing a 4% discount rate,
the expected present value of the contingency is $5 (in thousands).
Compute consolidated retained earnings as a result of this acquisition.