Blue Sky Company’s 12/31 balance sheet reports assets of $65,893 and liabilities of $28,686. All of Blue Sky’s assets’ book values approximate their fair value, except for land, which has a fair value that is $9,736 greater than its book value. On 12/31, Horace Wimp Corporation paid $97,109 to acquire Blue Sky. What amount of goodwill should Horace Wimp record as a result of this purchase?

Goodwill is $ 50,166.00  

Explanation:

Goodwill is the excess of purchase price consideration over the fair value of net assets of the business acquired.

Purchase price consideration is the proceeds received by the owners of the business acquired in a business combination arrangement like this.

The net assets is the fair value of assets minus the fair value of the liabilities.

Purchase price consideration is $97,109

Net assets =$65,893+$9,736-$28,686=$ 46,943.00  

Goodwill=$97,109-$46,943.00  =$ 50,166.00