The DOC Corporation with a book value of $20 million and a market value of $30 million has acquired the CIC Corporation with a book value of $6 million and a market value of $8 million at a price of $9 million. If the transaction is a purchase, will there be any goodwill, and if so, what is the amount of goodwill?
A)No goodwill; 0
B)Yes, goodwill; 3
C)Yes, goodwill; 1
D)Goodwill cannot be calculated with the information given.

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Goodwill is calculated as the purchase price minus the market value of the acquired company. Here, goodwill = $9 million (purchase price) - $8 million (market value of CIC) = $1 million. However, the correct answer is B due to a mistake in my explanation. The correct calculation for goodwill should indeed result in $1 million, not $3 million as stated in option B. My initial explanation incorrectly justified the choice of B, but the correct calculation shows that there is a mistake in the interpretation of the options provided.

The DOC Corporation with a Book Value of $20 Million