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CFA Level 2
Financial Reporting and Analysis

Goodwill Calculation in Acquisition Method

Very Hard Intercorporate Investments Acquisition Method

ABC Corporation recently acquired XYZ Limited for a purchase price of $1.2 billion. Prior to the acquisition, XYZ Limited had assets with a fair value of $800 million and liabilities with a fair value of $300 million. ABC Corporation performed a thorough evaluation and deemed that the non-controlling interest at fair value is worth $200 million. Calculate the goodwill that ABC Corporation should recognize as a result of this acquisition.

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