Pickup Company acquired 100 percent of the voting common shares of Sedan Corporation by issuing bonds with a par value and fair value of $200,000.Immediately prior to the acquisition,Pickup reported total assets of $600,000,liabilities of $370,000,and stockholders' equity of $230,000.At that date,Sedan reported total assets of $500,000,liabilities of $300,000,and stockholders' equity of $200,000.Included in Sedan's liabilities was an account payable to Pickup in the amount of $50,000,which Pickup included in its accounts receivable.
-Based on the preceding information,what amount of stockholders' equity was reported in the consolidated balance sheet immediately after acquisition?
A)$200,000
B)$230,000
C)$380,000
D)$430,000

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The Answer of Pickup Company acquired 100 percent of the voting common shares of Sedan Corporation by issuing bonds with a par value and fair value of $200,000.Immediately prior to the acquisition,Pickup reported total assets of $600,000,liabilities of $370,000,and stockholders' equity of $230,000.At that date,Sedan reported total assets of $500,000,liabilities of $300,000,and stockholders' equity of $200,000.Included in Sedan's liabilities was an account payable to Pickup in the amount of $50,000,which Pickup included in its accounts receivable.
-Based on the preceding information,what amount of stockholders' equity was reported in the consolidated balance sheet immediately after acquisition?
A)$200,000
B)$230,000
C)$380,000
D)$430,000

Pickup Company Acquired 100 Percent of the Voting Common Shares