When Salesforce purchased MuleSoft for $6.4 billion in cash, it acquired assets with a fair market value

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When Salesforce purchased MuleSoft for $6.4 billion in cash, it acquired assets with a fair market value of $1.9 billion and assumed the liabilities of MuleSoft valued at $0.2 billion.

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a. How much goodwill was recognized on the acquisition?
b. Describe how this transaction affected the basic accounting equation.

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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-1119745327

11th Edition

Authors: Jamie Pratt, Michael F Peters

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