Northern purchased the entire business of Southern including all its assets and liabilities for $682,500. Below is information related to the two companies: Northern Southern Fair value of assets $ 1,048,000 $ 797,000 Fair value of liabilities 580,000 320,000 Reported assets 811,000 647,000 Reported liabilities 496,000 257,000 Net Income for the year 56,000 51,000 How much goodwill did Northern pay for acquiring Southern

Explanation:

Good will is the excess of the purchase consideration over the fair value of the net identifiable assets of an acquired business as a result of the intangible assets acquired along.

Purchase consideration is the amount paid in exchange an assets which can be in the foe of cash , shares or the fair value of other agreed means of exchange.

Fair value is the amount that an asset or a liability can be exchanged for at an arms length transaction

Workings

                                       Northern            Southern

fair value of asset        1,048,000            797,000

Fair value of liabilities  580,000             320,000

Reported Assets              811,000            647,000

Reported liabilities          496,000           257,000

Net Income                       56,000             51,000

Fair value of net asset

1,048,000-580,000         468,000                477,000

797,000- 320,000

Purchase consideration = 682,500

Good will = Purchase consideration - fair value of the net asset acquired

682,500 - 477,000 =205,500

match each type of restriction with one of its effects.

a. land-use laws

b. labor laws

c. banking regulations

a. controlled development of towns and cities

b. protection of young workers

c. greater financial stability

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