Adam Hamilton, who recently won a major prize in a lottery, left his coaching job to invest

Question:

Adam Hamilton, who recently won a major prize in a lottery, left his coaching job to invest in a business of his own. He found what he believed was an ideal business for his background, Glenside Gym, which had been earning an average profit of $70000 per year over the last 4 years.

Adam has a copy of Glenside’s current balance sheet, which discloses the following: 



GLENSIDE GYM

Balance Sheet



CURRENT ASSETS

Cash at bank

Inventory





$  20000

  90000




$110000




NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Land

Building

Less: Accumulated depreciation





$170000

   46000



50000


124000






Equipment

Less: Accumulated depreciation


136000

  42000



94000



268000




TOTAL ASSETS






$378000




LIABILITIES

Accounts payable

Mortgage payable








$  20000

100000










120000




EQUITY

Carl Ingford, Capital







258000




TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY






$378000







Adam Hamilton and Channelle Eberhart (the owner of Glenside Gym) agree that the carrying amount of assets and liabilities are equal to their fair values with the exception of land, which has a fair value of $80000, and inventory, which has a fair value of $85000. Adam proposes to purchase the assets (except cash) and to assume the liabilities of Glenside Gym.


Required

A. Determine the fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities of Glenside Gym.

B. Assuming that Glen is prepared to pay $310000 cash for Glenside Gym, determine the goodwill figure. Provide reasons Adam would be prepared to pay this amount.

C. Prepare general journal entries to acquire the business of Glenside Gym.

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...
Fantastic news! We've Found the answer you've been seeking!

Step by Step Answer:

Related Book For  answer-question

Accounting

ISBN: 978-1118608227

9th edition

Authors: Lew Edwards, John Medlin, Keryn Chalmers, Andreas Hellmann, Claire Beattie, Jodie Maxfield, John Hoggett

Question Posted: