Reference no: EM132642645

Lucy's Company acquires Watervault, Inc., by issuing 40,000 shares of $1 par common stock with a market price of $25 per share on the acquisition date and paying $125,000 cash. The assets and liabilities on Watervault's balance sheet were valued at fair values except equipment that was undervalued by $300,000. There was also an unrecorded patent valued at $40,000, as well as an unrecorded trademark valued at $75,000. In addition, the agreement provided for additional consideration, valued at $60,000, if certain earnings targets were met. The pre-acquisition balance sheets for the two companies at acquisition date are presented below.

	Lucy's Company	Watervault, Inc.
Cash	$300,000	$260,000
Accounts receivable	250,000	135,000
Inventory	254,000	275,000
Property, plant, and equipment	2,300,000	356,500
	$3,104,000	$1,026,500
Accounts payable	$45,000	$37,500
Salaries and taxes payable	450,000	46,000
Notes payable	500,000	450,000
Common stock	250,000	60,000
Additional paid-in capital	950,000	106,500
Retained earnings	909,000	326 500
	$3,104,000	$1,026,500

Question 1: What amount of goodwill was recorded in the acquisition?

a. $0

b. $217,000

c. $277,000

d. $692,000