During the Current Year, Peterson Data Corporation Purchased All of the Outstanding

question 89

Essay

During the current year, Peterson Data Corporation purchased all of the outstanding common stock of Junior Jackson Inc. (JJI), paying $36 million in cash. Peterson recorded the assets acquired as follows: The book value of JJI's assets and owners' equity before the acquisition were $22 million and $18 million, respectively.
Required:
Compute the fair value of JJI's liabilities that Peterson assumed in the acquisition.

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