Question

Pool Industries paid $540,000 to purchase 75% of the outstanding stock of Swimmin Corporation, on December 31, 2011. Any excess fair value over the identified assets and liabilities is attributed to goodwill. The following year-end information was available just before the purchase:

Using the data provided above, assume that Pool decided rather than paying $540,000 cash, Pool issued 10,000 shares of their own stock to the owners of Swimmin. At the time of issue, the $10 par value stock had a market value of $60 per share.

Required: Prepare Pool's consolidated balance sheet on December 31, 2011.

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