Arnez Ltd Acquired 70% of Bedard Ltd

question 36

Multiple Choice

Arnez Ltd. acquired 70% of Bedard Ltd. At the acquisition date, Bedard's net identifiable assets had a carrying value of $825,000 and a fair value of $1,000,000. Arnez paid $910,000 for the acquisition. Under the parent-company extension method, what amount should be reported for goodwill on Arnez's consolidated statement of financial position?

• A)$210,000
• B)$300,000
• C)$332,500
• D)$475,000

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Gross Margin

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Operating Expenses

Costs associated with the day-to-day functions of a business, excluding cost of goods sold.

Machine-Hours

A measure of production time used, indicating the number of hours machines are operated in the manufacturing process.