On April 1, 20X1, Dart Company paid $620,000 for all issued and outstanding common stock of Wall

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On April 1, 20X1, Dart Company paid $620,000 for all issued and outstanding common stock of Wall Corporation in a transaction properly accounted for under the acquisition method. Wall’s recorded assets and liabilities on April 1, 20X1, follow:

Cash ............................................................................. $ 60,000
Inventory .....................................................................  180,000
Property and equipment (net of accumulated
depreciation of $220,000) .......................................... 320,000
Goodwill (net of accumulated impairments
of $50,000) ................................................................... 100,000
Liabilities ....................................................................  (120,000)
Net assets ................................................................  $ 540,000


On April 1, 20X1, Wall’s inventory had a $150,000 fair value, and its property and equipment (net) had a $380,000 fair value.


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What is the amount of goodwill resulting from the business combination?

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Financial Reporting And Analysis

ISBN: 9781260247848

8th Edition

Authors: Lawrence Revsine, Daniel Collins, Bruce Johnson, Fred Mittelstaedt, Leonard Soffer

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