Amount of goodwill resultant from business combination


On February 5, Pryor Corporation paid $1,600,000 for all the issued and outstanding common stock of Shaw, Inc., in a transaction properly accounted for as an acquisition. The book values and fair values of Shaw's assets and liabilities on February 5 were as follows

Book Value Fair Value
Cash $ 160,000 $ 160,000
Receivables (net) 180,000 180,000
Inventory 315,000 300,000
Plant and equipment (net) 820,000 920,000
Liabilities (350,000) (350,000)
Net assets $1,125,000 $1,210,000

What is the amount of goodwill resulting from the business combination?

a. $-0-.

b. $475,000.

c. $85,000.

d. $390,000.

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