Goodwill Measurement and Recording
Snoopy Inc Following Are the Fair Values of Woodstock's Net Assets as Net

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Essay

Goodwill measurement and recording
Snoopy Inc. is considering purchasing the net assets of Woodstock Corporation. Following is the statement of financial position of Woodstock as at December 31, 2020.
$\begin{array}{c}\text {WOODSTOCK CORPORATION}\\\text {Statement of Financial Position}\\\text {As at December 31, 2020}\\\begin{array}{|l|r|}\hline\text { Current assets } & \$ 231,400 \\\hline \text { Buildings and equipment } & 753,000 \\\hline \text { Accumulated amortization } & (113,000) \\\hline \text { Land } & 173,000 \\\hline \text { Total assets } & \$ 1,044,400 \\\hline \text { Current liabilities } & \$ 187,000 \\\hline \text { Commonshares } & 577,000 \\\hline \text { Retained earnings } & 280,400 \\\hline \text { Total liabilities and equity } & \$ 1,044,400\\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$ Following are the fair values of Woodstock's net assets as at December 31, 2020.
$$\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Current assets } & \mathbf { \$ 2 2 5 , 5 0 0 } \\\hline \text { Buildings and equipment } & \mathbf { 4 8 2 , 6 0 0 } \\\hline \text { Land } & \mathbf { 3 1 3 , 5 0 0 } \\\hline \text { Current liabilities } & { ( 166,300 ) } \\\hline &\$ \mathbf { 8 8 5 , 3 0 0 } \\\hline\end{array}$$ Instructions
Calculate the value of goodwill that would be recorded by Snoopy if it offered $ 2,060,300 for the net assets of Woodstock Corporation.

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