Question

Large purchased all of Small's voting stock for $11 million when Small's total owners' equity was $4 million. The book value and fair value of Small's liabilities equal $3 million. However, the fair value of Small's total assets equals $9 million. What amount of goodwill is recorded by Large (in millions)

Answer 1

Answer:

The amount of goodwill that is recorded by Large is $5 million

Explanation:

Goodwill is the excess of price consideration paid to acquire controlling stake in a company over the fair value of the company's net assets.

Net assets in the sense implies the fair value of total assets less fair value of liabilities.

Fair value of total assets is $9 million

Fair value of liabilities    is $3 million

As a result net assets upon acquisition  is $6 million($9 million less $3 million)

Since the consideration paid in acquiring Small's voting stake is $11 million, goodwill is $5 million($11 million less $6 million).

The $ 5 million is the excess of purchase consideration over the fair value of Small's net assets as at the date of acquisition