P Company Acquires All of the Voting Stock of S

question 23

Multiple Choice

P Company acquires all of the voting stock of S Company for $930,000 cash. The book values of S Company's assets are $800,000, but the fair values are $840,000 because land has a fair value above its book value. Goodwill from the combination is computed as:

• A) $130,000.
• B) $90,000.
• C) $40,000.
• D) $0.

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Definitions:

Capital Balance

The amount of money that a business or individual has invested in an entity, not including profits or losses from operations.

Net Income

The residual profit of an enterprise after deducting all expenditures and tax payments from its overall revenue.

Withdrawal

The process of removing funds from a bank account or investment.

Prepaid Insurance

Coverage payments made in advance that are recorded as assets and then expensed over the period that the insurance policy covers.