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On January 1, Morgan Company has a net book value of $1,460,000 as follows: 1,000 shar...

On January 1, Morgan Company has a net book value of $1,460,000 as follows:

1,000 shares of preferred stock; par value $100 per share; cumulative,

nonparticipating, nonvoting; call value $108 per share

$ 100,000

20,000 shares pf common stock; par value $40 per share

800,000

Retained earnings

560,000

Total

$1,460,000

Leinen Company acquires all outstanding preferred shares for $106,000 and 60 percent pf the common stock for $870,000. The acquisition-date fair value of the noncontrolling interest in Morgan’s common stock was $580,000. Leinen believed that one of Morgan’s buildings, with a 12-year life, was undervalued by $50,000 on the company’s financial records.

What amount of consolidated goodwill would be recognized from this acquisition?

a.$40,000.

b.$41,200

c.$42,400.

d.$46,000.

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