Following are the capital account balances and profit and loss percentages $($indicated parenthetically$)$ for the Alden, Boyd, and Carmel

partnership:

Del Mar invests $$270,000$ in cash for a $30$ percent ownership interest. The money goes to the original partners. Goodwill is to be

recorded.

Required:

a$.$ Compute the amount of goodwill to be recorded upon Del Mar's investment.

b$.$ Del Mar's beginning capital balance.

Compute the amount of goodwill to be recorded upon Del Mar's investment.