Pelé Corp. owns a popular convenience store in Washington state. Messi Corp. is hoping to purchase the store from Pelé for $8,500,000. Messi has identified the land and building have a fair value of $7,000,000 while inventory has a fair value of $700,000. Because of the store’s popularity, excellent customer service, and customer loyalty, Messi is willing to pay $800,000 above the fair value of the assets acquired in the purchase. If Pelé Corp. decides it will not accept anything less than $8,500,000, which Messi Corp. agrees to pay, how is the excess $800,000 payment accounted for?   Excess Contributed Capital Plant, & Equipment Property, Plant, & Equipment Accumulated Deprecitation Accumulated Deprecitation

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Pelé Corp. owns a popular convenience store in Washington state. Messi Corp. is hoping to purchase the store from Pelé for $8,500,000. Messi has identified the land and building have a fair value of $7,000,000 while inventory has a fair value of $700,000. Because of the store’s popularity, excellent customer service, and customer loyalty, Messi is willing to pay $800,000 above the fair value of the assets acquired in the purchase. If Pelé Corp. decides it will not accept anything less than $8,500,000, which Messi Corp. agrees to pay, how is the excess $800,000 payment accounted for?

 

Excess Contributed Capital

Plant, & Equipment Property, Plant, & Equipment

Accumulated Deprecitation

Accumulated Deprecitation

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