Pablo Foods Ltd. acquires all the outstanding stock of Northern Harvest Inc. for $15 million. The fair value of Northern Harvest's assets is $10.4 million, and the fair value of its liabilities is $2.1 million. Calculate the amount paid for goodwill.

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Pablo Foods Ltd. acquires all the outstanding stock of Northern Harvest Inc. for $15 million. The fair value of Northern Harvest's assets is $10.4 million, and the fair value of its liabilities is $2.1 million. Calculate the amount paid for goodwill.

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