Petra Corporation paid $10 million in cash to acquire the assets and liabilities of Salisbury Company. Petra also agreed to make an additional cash payment in the future, with an expected present value of $500,000, if certain performance targets are met. Petra paid legal and consulting fees of $400,000 in cash in connection with the merger. A comparison of book and fair values of Salisbury’s assets and liabilities follows: (in thousands) Book Value Fair Value Current assets $ 400 $ 350 Property and equipment, net 4,600 1,600 Patents and trademarks 800 1,500 Current liabilities (600) (600) Long-term debt (2,900) (3,000) Net assets $ 2,300 $ (150)

Which of the following statements is correct? large corporations are taxed more favorably than sole proprietorships. corporate stockholders are exposed to unlimited liability. due to limited liability, unlimited lives, and ease of ownership transfer, the vast majority of u.s. businesses (in terms of number of businesses) are organized as corporations. most businesses (by number and total dollar sales) are organized as partnerships or proprietorships because it is easier to set up and operate in one of these forms rather than as a corporation. however, if the business gets very large, it becomes advantageous to convert to a corporation, mainly because corporations have important tax advantages over proprietorships and partnerships. most business (measured by dollar sales) is conducted by corporations in spite of large corporations’ often less favorable tax treatment, due to legal considerations related to ownership transfers and limited liability.

Why should managers invest any excess cash

You hear your supervisor tell another supervisor that a fire drill will take place later today when the fire alarm sounds that afternoon you should