Determine whether to apply accounting to kansas city

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Kansas City Corporation holds three assets when it comes out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy:

Book Value                Fair Value

Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 86,000                    $ 50,000

Land and buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . 250,000                     400,000

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     123,000                     110,000

The company has a reorganization value of $600,000.

a. Describe the rules to determine whether to apply fresh start accounting to Kansas City.

b. If fresh start accounting is appropriate, how will this company's assets be reported?

c. If a Goodwill account is recognized in re-organization, where should it be reported? What happens to this balance?

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