Partners Ltd operates a car manufacturing plant. It has decided to purchase a 100 per cent interest in Sole Ltd, a manufacturing company. The cost of the acquisition is $5,000,000 plus associated legal costs of $10,000. As at the date of acquisition, the statement of financial position of Sole Ltd shows:   $ $ $ Assets       Current assets       Cash   110,000   Accounts receivable 60,000     Provision for doubtful debts (10,000) 50,000   Inventory   140,000   Total current assets   300,000   Non-current assets       Buildings, at cost 700,000     Accumulated depreciation—buildings (150,000) 550,000   Plant and equipment 400,000     Acc. depreciation—plant and equipment (100.000) 300,000   Total non-current assets   850,000   Total assets     1,150,000 Liabilities       Current liabilities       Accounts payable   70,000   Bank overdraft     30,000   Total current liabilities   100,000   Non-current liabilities       Bank loan   250,000   Total liabilities     350,000 Net assets     800,000 Additional information The assets and liabilities of Sole Ltd are fairly stated, except for the following: •   Buildings have a fair value of $400,000. •   Some of the inventory items cannot be used for production. The total inventory has a fair value of $50,000. •   Sole Ltd has a Trademark. The trademark was not recorded in the statement of financial position. It has a fair value of $500,000.   Required   Determine, for accounting purposes, the amount of goodwill that has been acquired by Partners Ltd.

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Partners Ltd operates a car manufacturing plant. It has decided to purchase a 100 per cent interest in Sole Ltd, a manufacturing company. The cost of the acquisition is $5,000,000 plus associated legal costs of $10,000.

As at the date of acquisition, the statement of financial position of Sole Ltd shows:

 

$

$

$

Assets

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

Cash

 

110,000

 

Accounts receivable

60,000

 

 

Provision for doubtful debts

(10,000)

50,000

 

Inventory

 

140,000

 

Total current assets

 

300,000

 

Non-current assets

 

 

 

Buildings, at cost

700,000

 

 

Accumulated depreciation—buildings

(150,000)

550,000

 

Plant and equipment

400,000

 

 

Acc. depreciation—plant and equipment

(100.000)

300,000

 

Total non-current assets

 

850,000

 

Total assets

 

 

1,150,000

Liabilities

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

70,000

 

Bank overdraft

 

  30,000

 

Total current liabilities

 

100,000

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

Bank loan

 

250,000

 

Total liabilities

 

 

350,000

Net assets

 

 

800,000

Additional information

The assets and liabilities of Sole Ltd are fairly stated, except for the following:

•   Buildings have a fair value of $400,000.

•   Some of the inventory items cannot be used for production. The total inventory has a fair value of $50,000.

•   Sole Ltd has a Trademark. The trademark was not recorded in the statement of financial position. It has a fair value of $500,000.

 

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Determine, for accounting purposes, the amount of goodwill that has been acquired by Partners Ltd.

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