Select the correct answer for each of the following questions.
A and B Companies have been operating separately for five years. Each company has a minimal amount of liabilities and a simple capital structure consisting solely of voting common stock. A Company, in exchange for 40 percent of its voting stock, acquires 80 percent of the common stock of B Company. This is a "tax-free" stock-for-stock (type B) exchange for tax purposes. B Company assets have a total net fair market value of $800,000 and a total net book value of $580,000. The fair market value of the A stock used in the exchange is $700,000 and the fair value of the noncontrolling interest is $175,000. The goodwill reported following the acquisition would be:
a. Zero.
b. $60,000.
c. $75,000.
d. $295,000.
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