Question

On January 1, 2017, Dawson, Incorporated, paid $100,000 for a 30% interest in Sacco Corporation. This investee had assets with a book value of $550,000 and liabilities of $300,000. A patent held by Sacco having a book value of $10,000 was actually worth $40,000 with a six-year remaining life. Any goodwill associated with this acquisition is considered to have an indefinite life. During 2017, Sacco reported net income of $50,000 and paid dividends of $20,000 while in 2018 it reported net income of $75,000 and dividends of $30,000. Assume Dawson has the ability to significantly influence the operations of Sacco. The amount allocated to goodwill at January 1, 2017, is: Group of answer choices $10,000 $25,000 $16,000 $ 9,000 $13,000

Answer 1

The amount allocated to goodwill at January 1, 2017, is: $16,000

Step-by-step explanation:

We talk of goodwill when a company acquires another one and is the difference between the cost to purchase the business minus the fair market value of the tangible assets netted the liabilities.

In this case the fair value of the assets is:

Assets $550,000 + $40,000 - $10,000= $580,000

The book value of the assets is corrected with the fair value, in this case we correct the value of the patent.

Liabilities $300,000

porcentage acquired 30%

price paid $100,000

$100,000 - ((580,000-300,000)*30%) = $16,000