On January 1, 2000, Universal Company purchased the following assets and liabilities from Grand Company for $$
Question:
On January 1, 2000, Universal Company purchased the following assets and liabilities from Grand Company for $\$ 250,000$ :
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Book \\
Value
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Fair Market \\
Value
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\hline Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . & $\$ 40,000$ & $\$ 50,000$ \\
\hline Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . & 80,000 & 100,000 \\
\hline Land.$\ldots \ldots$. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . & 50,000 & 60,000 \\
\hline Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . & 20,000 & 20,000 \\
\hline Accounts payable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . & $(10,000)$ & $(10,000)$ \\
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1. Prepare a journal entry to record the purchase of Grand by Universal.
2. Record amortization of goodwill as of December 31,2000. (Assume a 40 -year amortization period for the goodwill.)
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