Potters has acquired several other companies. Assume that Potters purchased Kittery for $6,000,000 cash. The book value of Kittery’s assets is $12,000,000 (market value, $15,000,000), and it has liabilities of $11,000,000 (market value, $11,000,000).
Requirements
Compute the cost of the goodwill purchased by Potters.
Record the purchase of Kittery by Potters.