Question: Measuring and recording goodwill Princess has acquired several other companies. Assume that Princess purchased Kettle for $11,000,000 cash. The book value of Kettle's assets is $12,000,000 (market value, $16,000,000), and it has liabilities of $12,000,000 (market value, $12,000,000).
Requirements: 1. Compute the cost of the goodwill purchased by Princess.
2. Record the purchase of Kettle by Princess.