Advanced Accounting 10th Edition by Thomas Schaefer, Joe Ben Hoyle, Timothy Doupnik

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The following book and fair values were available for Westmont Company as of March 1. Arturo Company pays $4,000,000 cash and issues 20,000 shares of its $2 par value common stock (fair value of $50 per share) for all of Westmont's common stock in a merger, after which Westmont will cease to exist as a separate entity.Stock issue costs amount to $25,000 and Arturo pays $42,000 for legal fees to complete the transaction.Prepare Arturo's journal entry to record its acquisition of Westmont.