The amount of goodwill recognized by Palmer is
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Transcribed Image Text:Palmer, Inc., acquired 75% of the outstanding shares of Soleil, Inc., for $3.9 million. At that time, Soleil had $7.2 million of
total liabilities recorded at their fair value and $10.5 million of total recorded assets. The fair value of Soleil's assets was
$11.8 million. Furthermore, Palmer had no previous equity interest in Soleil, and the acquisition-date fair value of the
noncontrolling interest was $1,000,000. The amount of goodwill recognized by Palmer is
O A.
B.
$1,300,000
$300,000
$700,000
O C.
O D. $1,600,000
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