Be Sands purchased the business Regional Supply Co. for $285,000 cash and assumed all liabilities at the

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Be Sands purchased the business Regional Supply Co. for $285,000 cash and assumed all liabilities at the date of purchase. Regional's books showed assets of $280,000, liabilities of $40,000, and equity of $240,000. An appraiser assessed the fair market value of the tangible assets at $270,000 at the date of purchase. Sands's financial condition just prior to the purchase is shown in the following statements model.


Be Sands purchased the business Regional Supply Co. for $285,000


Required
a. Compute the amount of goodwill purchased.
b. Record the purchase in a financial statements model like the precedingone.

Financial Statements
Financial statements are the standardized formats to present the financial information related to a business or an organization for its users. Financial statements contain the historical information as well as current period’s financial...
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Survey of Accounting

ISBN: 978-0073379555

2nd edition

Authors: Edmonds, old, Mcnair, Tsay

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