Problem:

A nursing home has recently acquired a home health firm for $850,000 in cash. The balance sheet of the home health firm looked as follows prior to the acquisition: Current Assets $ 200,000 Net Fixed Assets $ 100,000 Total $ 300,000 Current liabilities $ 100,000 Shareholders' equity $ 200,000 Total $ 300,000 Assume that the fair market value of the net fixed assets is $300,000 and the fair market value of the current assets is $200,000.

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Question: Describe how this acquisition might reflect on the balance sheet of the nursing home.

Note: Please provide full description.