Zambrano further agreed to pay an extra 79000 to the former


On May 1, Soriano Co. reported the following account balances along with their estimated fair values:


 
Carrying
Amount
Fair Value
  Receivables $ 79,400     $ 79,400    
  Inventory    90,600       90,600    
  Copyrights 133,000       556,000    
  Patented technology 895,000       764,000    
          
  Total assets $ 1,198,000     $ 1,490,000    
          
  Current liabilities $ 234,000     $ 234,000    
  Long-term liabilities 650,000       638,900    
  Common stock 100,000      
  Retained earnings 214,000      
          
  Total liabilities and equities $ 1,198,000      
        
 

On that day, Zambrano paid cash to acquire all of the assets and liabilities of Soriano, which will cease to exist as a separate entity. To facilitate the merger, Zambrano also paid $107,500 to an investment banking firm.

The following information was also available:

• Zambrano further agreed to pay an extra $79,000 to the former owners of Soriano only if they meet certain revenue goals during the next two years. Zambrano estimated the present value of its probability adjusted expected payment for this contingency at $39,500.

• Soriano has a research and development project in process with an appraised value of $248,500. However, the project has not yet reached technological feasibility and the project's assets have no alternative future use.

Prepare Zambrano's journal entries to record the Soriano acquisition assuming its initial cash payment to the former owners was (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

a. $802,000.

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