On January 1, Year 2, Neal Co. issued 100,000 shares of its $10 par value common stock in exchange for all of Frey, Inc.’s outstanding stock. The fair value of Neal’s common stock on that date was $19 per share. The carrying amounts and fair values of Frey’s assets and liabilities on January 1, Year 2, were as follows:
Carry Amount of Net Assets: $1,725,000
Fair Value of Net Assets: $1,830,000
What is the amount of goodwill resulting from the business combination?

The following pertains to smoke, inc.’s investment in debt securities: on december 31, year 3, smoke reclassified a security acquired during the year for $70,000. it had a $50,000 fair value when it was reclassified from trading to available-for-sale. an available-for-sale security costing $75,000, written down to $30,000 in year 2 because of an other-than-temporary impairment of fair value, had a $60,000 fair value on december 31, year 3. what is the net effect of the above items on smoke’s net income for the year ended december 31, year 3?

The retained earnings account has a credit balance of $24,650 before closing entries are made. if total revenues for the period are $77,700, total expenses are $56,900, and dividends are $13,050, what is the ending balance in the retained earnings account after all closing entries are made?

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