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When the Purchase Price of Another Entity Exceeds the Book

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When the purchase price of another entity exceeds the book value of the entity's net assets the purchaser allocates the excess to identifiable assets and liabilities in order to revalue them to market value and any additional excess is allocated to ____________________.


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