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Mary Limited acquired the identifiable assets and liabilities of Joan Limited for $530 000. The items acquired, stated at fair value, are: equipment $296 000; inventories $160 000; accounts receivable $104 000; patents $60 000; accounts payable $80 000. The difference on acquisition is: Group of answer choices gain on bargain purchase $170 000 goodwill of $10 000 goodwill of $170 000 gain on bargain purchase $10 000

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Mary Limited acquired the identifiable assets and liabilities of Joan Limited for 530000.Theitemsacquired,statedatfairvalue,are:equipment530 000. The items acquired, stated at fair value, are: equipment 296 000; inventories 160000;accountsreceivable160 000; accounts receivable 104 000; patents 60000;accountspayable60 000; accounts payable 80 000. The difference on acquisition is:

Group of answer choices

gain on bargain purchase $170 000

goodwill of $10 000

goodwill of $170 000

gain on bargain purchase $10 000

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Solution

To calculate the difference on acquisition, we first need to calculate the total fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities acquired.

The total fair value of the assets is the sum of the equipment, inventories, accounts receivable, and patents, which is 296,000+296,000 + 160,000 + 104,000+104,000 + 60,000 = $620,000.

The total fair value of the liabilities is the accounts payable, which is $80,000.

The net fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities is the total fair value of the assets minus the total fair value of the liabilities, which is 620,000620,000 - 80,000 = $540,000.

The difference on acquisition is the acquisition cost minus the net fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities, which is 530,000530,000 - 540,000 = -$10,000.

Since the difference is negative, it means that Mary Limited paid less than the net fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities of Joan Limited. Therefore, this is a gain on bargain purchase.

So, the correct answer is "gain on bargain purchase $10,000".

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