Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Business acquisition and merger

Business acquisition and merger — practice question

Alfie and Bob had been operating as partners, sharing profits and losses in the ratio of $3:2$. On 1 January 2018, G Limited acquired the partnership business.
(a)[1]

State one reason for revaluing the assets and liabilities when a partnership business is sold.

(b(i))[3]

Calculate the total purchase consideration for the sale of the partnership.

(b(ii))[2]

Calculate the amount paid to partners in cash for the sale of the partnership.

(c)[10]

Prepare the statement of financial position of G Limited at 1 January 2018 immediately after the purchase of the partnership.

(d)[4]

Prepare the capital accounts of Alfie and Bob on closure of the partnership business.

(e)[5]

Evaluate whether or not the directors were right to acquire the partnership. Support your answer with reference to the change in return on capital employed, as a result of the acquisition of the partnership.

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