REFERENCE: Ref.02_06
The financial balances for the Atwood Company and the Franz Company as of December 31,20X1,are presented below.Also included are the fair values for Franz Company's net assets.
Note: Parenthesis indicate a credit balance
Assume a business combination took place at December 31,20X1.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.
-Assuming Atwood accounts for the combination as a purchase,compute the investment to be recorded at date of acquisition.

Question

REFERENCE: Ref.02_06
The financial balances for the Atwood Company and the Franz Company as of December 31,20X1,are presented below.Also included are the fair values for Franz Company's net assets.
  Note: Parenthesis indicate a credit balance
Assume a business combination took place at December 31,20X1.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.
-Assuming Atwood accounts for the combination as a purchase,compute the investment to be recorded at date of acquisition.

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The investment to be recorded at the date of acquisition is $1,760, which is the purchase price of the investment.

REFERENCE: Ref.02_06 The Financial Balances for the Atwood Company and the Franz