Raferty Corp., aggressively acquires other companies. Assume that Raferty Corp., purchased Lucas Inc., for $1,200,000 cash. The

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Raferty Corp., aggressively acquires other companies. Assume that Raferty Corp., purchased Lucas Inc., for $1,200,000 cash. The market value of Lucas Inc.'s assets is $2,300,000, and it has liabilities with a market value of $1,250,000.

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1. Compute the cost of goodwill purchased by Raferty Corp.

2. Record the purchase of Lucas, Inc., by Raferty Corp?

Goodwill
Goodwill is an important concept and terminology in accounting which means good reputation. The word goodwill is used at various places in accounting but it is recognized only at the time of a business combination. There are generally two types of...
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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0134436111

4th edition

Authors: Robert Kemp, Jeffrey Waybright

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