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Blue Prints Ltd. purchased a building worth , machinery worth , and furniture worth from XYZ Co., and took over its liabilities of for a total purchase consideration of . Blue Prints Ltd. settled the purchase consideration by issuing debentures of each at a premium of . The number of debentures issued is:

  1. A
    1,000
  2. B
    3,000
  3. C
    2,000
  4. D
    1,500

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

To find the number of debentures to be issued, we divide the agreed purchase consideration by the issue price per debenture.Calculate the Issue Price per Debenture:



Calculate the Number of Debentures Issued:


(Note: The net assets acquired equal . Since the purchase consideration is , the excess of is debited to Goodwill, but this does not alter the calculation for the number of debentures issued).

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Blue Prints Ltd. purchased a building worth , machinery worth , and furniture worth from XYZ Co., and took over its liabilities of for a total purchase consideration of . Blue Prints Ltd. settled the purchase consideration by issuing debentures of each at a premium of . The number of debentures issued is:
A
1,000
B
3,000
C
2,000
D
1,500

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