Purple Corp. purchased all of the listed assets and liabilities of Sudden Corp. for $1,600,000. The following

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Purple Corp. purchased all of the listed assets and liabilities of Sudden Corp. for $1,600,000. The following assets and liabilities were purchased:

Book Value Falr Market Value Accounts receivable $ 140,000 $ 140,000 Inventory 168,000 256,000 Property, plant, and equipment (net) 820,000 1,040,000 Patent 276,000 Liabilities (170,000) (170,000)


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1. What is the appropriate amount that would be recorded for goodwill?

2. Prepare the journal entry for the acquisition.

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Intermediate Accounting Volume 1

ISBN: 9781260306743

7th Edition

Authors: Thomas H. Beechy, Joan E. Conrod, Elizabeth Farrell, Ingrid McLeod Dick

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