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Earnings Contingency, In-Process R&D, Bargain Purchase On January 2, 2015, Fiser, Inc

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Earnings Contingency, In-Process R&D, Bargain Purchase

On January 2, 2015, Fiser, Inc. acquired Vixen Pharmaceuticals for $1.25 billion cash, in a merger. Vixen had two promising products for treating common infections under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The balance sheets of Fiser and Vixen, reflect data immediately prior to the acquisition . Fair value information appears for Vixen's reported assets and liabilities.

  Fiser, Inc. Vixen Pharmaceuticals
(in thousands) Book Value Book Value Fair Value
Current assets $5,000,000 $200,000 $200,000
Property, plant and equipment 60,000,000 10,000,000 5,000,000
Patents 10,000,000 500,000 3,000,000
Total assets $75,000,000 $10,700,000 $8,200,000
Liabilities $35,000,000 $7,850,000 $7,850,000
Capital stock 25,000,000 5,000,000  
Retained earnings 15,000,000 (2,150,000)  
Total liabilities and equity $75,000,000 $10,700,000  

$1 billion of the purchase price was allocated to previously unreported in-process research and development attributed to Vixen's products under development. The purchase price was low due to Vixen's poor performance in previous years—Vixen reported a retained earnings deficit of $2.15 billion as of the date of acquisition. To close the deal, Fiser agreed to pay the former owners of Vixen $2 for every dollar of total revenue above $50 million reported on sales of Vixen's products over the next two years. This payment, if made at all, would occur at December 31, 2016. Fiser expects that there is only a 10 percent chance the payment will be made, as follows:

Total expected revenue on Vixen's products, 2015 - 2016 Probability
Below $50 million 0.90
$60 million 0.08
$80 million 0.02

(a) Calculate the present value of the earnout agreement, using a 15 percent discount rate.
(Round your answer to nearest thousand dollars.)

$Answer

(in thousands)

(b) This acquisition is a bargain purchase. Calculate the gain on acquisition reported by Fiser.

$Answer

(in thousands)

(c) Prepare the entry Fiser made to record the acquisition (in thousands).

General Journal
Description Debit Credit
Current assets Answer Answer
Property, plant and equipment Answer Answer
Patents Answer Answer
AnswerIn-process R&DGain on acquisitionCapital StockGoodwillMerger expenses Answer Answer
Liabilities Answer Answer
Cash Answer Answer
AnswerIn-process R&DMerger expensesGoodwillGain on acquisitionCapital Stock Answer Answer

(d) Prepare Fiser's post-combination balance sheet (in thousands).

Fiser, Inc.
Balance Sheet
January 3, 2015
(in thousands)      
Current assets $Answer Liabilities $Answer
Property, plant and equipment Answer Capital stock Answer
Patents Answer Retained earnings Answer
In-process research & development Answer    
Total assets $Answer Total liabilities and equity $Answer

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