Goodwil Maple Company is considering purchasing EKC Company. EKC's balance sheet at December 31, 2019, is as follows: Cash $58,000 Current liabilities $59,000 Accounts receivable 79,000 Bonds payable 242,000 Inventory 110,000 Common stock 310,000 Property, plant, and equipment (net) 610,000 Retained earnings $857,000 246,000 $857,000 At December 31, 2019, Maple discovered the following about EKC a. No allowance for uncollectible accounts has been established. An allowance of $5,700 is considered appropriate. b. The LIFO inventory method has been used. The FIFO inventory method would be used if EXC were purchased by Maple. The FIFO inventory valuation of the December 31, 2019, ending inventory would be $130,000 c. The fair value of the property, plant, and equipment (net) is $750,000. d. The company has an unrecorded patent that is worth $100,000. e. The book values of the current sabillies and bonds payable are the same as their market values. Required: 1. Compute the value of the goodwill if Maple pays $1,260,300 for EXC 2. Next Level Why would the book value of a company's identifiable net assets differ from its market value?