QUESTION 1 Hopkins Company is considering the acquisition of Richfield, Inc. To assess the amount, it might be willing to pay, Hopkins makes the following computations and assumptions. A. Richfield, Inc. has identifiable assets with a total fair value of $6,000,000 and liabilities of $3,700,000. The assets include office equipment with a fair value approximating book value, buildings with a fair value 25% higher than book value, and land with a fair value 30% higher than book value. The remaining lives of the assets are deemed to be approximately equal to those used by Richfield, Inc. B. Richfield, Inc.'s pretax incomes for the years 2015 and 2016 were $470,000, $570,000, respectively. Hopkins believes that an average of these earnings represents a fair estimate of annual earnings for the indefinite future. However, it may need to consider adjustments for the following items included in pretax earnings: C. The normal rate of retum on net assets for the industry is 15%. Required: A. Assume that Hopkins feels that it must earn a 20% retum on its investment, and that goodwill is determined by capitalizing excess earnings. Based on these assumptions. calculate a reasonable offering price for Richfield, inc. Indicate how much of the pricel consists of goodwill. B. Assume that Hopkins feels that it must earn a 15% return on its investment, but that average excess earnings are to be capitalized for five years only. Based on these assumptions, calculate a reasonable offering price for Richfield, Inc. Indicate how much of the price consists of goodwill. Note: The Present value of an ordinary annuity for five years at 15% from the table is 3.35216 Expected earnings of the target company: Normal Earnings for similar firms =(6,000,0003,700,000)15/100=$345,000 Part B Present value of excess earnings (ordinary annuity) at 15%=145,0003.35216=$486,063 Goodwill =$486,063 Implied Offering Price =(6,000,0003,700,000)+486,063=$6,856,063