Pax Limited showed the following assets and liabilities in its financial statements at 31 December 2018. DETAILS CARRYING AMOUNT FAIR VALUE PPE                     10,000,000      14,000,000 Inventory                        4,200,000         4,400,000 Long Term Loans                       (3,500,000)        (3,500,000) Account Payable                       (2,500,000)        (2,500,000)                          8,200,000      12,400,000   The current market rate for similar transactions is 8.5% per annum. Chelsea Limited planned to acquire all the assets and liabilities of Pax Limited on 1 July 2018 and agreed to pay R13,400,000 in cash on 1 July 2019 in full settlement of the acquisition. Required: Calculate the purchase consideration. Calculate the goodwill or bargain purchase for this transaction. Prepare the journal entries required in the books of Chelsea Limited relating to this transaction.

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Pax Limited showed the following assets and liabilities in its financial statements at 31 December 2018.

DETAILS

CARRYING AMOUNT

FAIR VALUE

PPE

                    10,000,000

     14,000,000

Inventory

                       4,200,000

        4,400,000

Long Term Loans

                      (3,500,000)

       (3,500,000)

Account Payable

                      (2,500,000)

       (2,500,000)

 

                       8,200,000

     12,400,000

 

The current market rate for similar transactions is 8.5% per annum. Chelsea Limited planned to acquire all the assets and liabilities of Pax Limited on 1 July 2018 and agreed to pay R13,400,000 in cash on 1 July 2019 in full settlement of the acquisition.

Required:

  1. Calculate the purchase consideration.
  2. Calculate the goodwill or bargain purchase for this transaction.
  3. Prepare the journal entries required in the books of Chelsea Limited relating to this transaction.  
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