E2-5 Excess of investment over book value On January 1, Henry PLC purchased 5,000 out of 20,000

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E2-5 Excess of investment over book value On January 1, Henry PLC purchased 5,000 out of 20,000 of Atah PLC’s outstanding common stock for $29,000,000.

Atah PLC shareholders’ equity for the period was $100,000,000 at that date. The information regarding the difference between the book value and the fair value of Atah PLC’s assets and liabilities on January 1 was as follows:

■ Inventory (sold in the current year) was overvalued by $4,000,000.

■ Equipment with a remaining useful life of 10 years was undervalued by $24,000,000.

■ Notes payable due in 5 years was undervalued by $8,000,000.

REQuIRED: Calculate goodwill from Henry PLC’s investment in Atah PLC.

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Advanced Accounting

ISBN: 9781292214597

13th Global Edition

Authors: Joseph H. Anthony, Bruce Bettinghaus, Floyd A. Beams, Kenneth Smith

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