Utah Inc. acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Trimmer Corp. on January 1, 2009. At that date, Trimmer owned only three assets and had no liabilities:

If Utah paid $300,000 in cash for Trimmer, what allocation should have been assigned to the subsidiary's Building account and its Equipment account in a December 31, 2011 consolidation?

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Utah Inc. acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Trimmer Corp. on January 1, 2009. At that date, Trimmer owned only three assets and had no liabilities:
 
If Utah paid $300,000 in cash for Trimmer, what allocation should have been assigned to the subsidiary's Building account and its Equipment account in a December 31, 2011 consolidation?

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The Answer of Utah Inc. acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Trimmer Corp. on January 1, 2009. At that date, Trimmer owned only three assets and had no liabilities:
 
If Utah paid $300,000 in cash for Trimmer, what allocation should have been assigned to the subsidiary's Building account and its Equipment account in a December 31, 2011 consolidation?

Utah Inc Acquired All of the Outstanding Common Stock of Trimmer