During 2007, Bond Company Purchased the Net Assets of May $\begin{array}{ll}\text { Current assets } & \$ 540,000 \\\text { Noncurrent assets } & {1,260,000}\\ \hline&{\$ 1800,000}\\ \hline\end{array}$

During 2007, Bond Company purchased the net assets of May Corporation for $950,000.On the date of the transaction, May had $300,000 of liabilities.The fair value of May's assets when acquired were as follows:

$\begin{array}{ll}\text { Current assets } & \$ 540,000 \\\text { Noncurrent assets } & {1,260,000}\\ \hline&{\$ 1800,000}\\ \hline\end{array}$

How should the $550,000 difference between the fair value of the net assets acquired ($1,500,000) and the cost ($950,000) be accounted for by Bond?

A) The $550,000 difference should be credited to retained earnings.
B) The $550,000 difference should be recognized as an extraordinary gain.
C) The current assets should be recorded at $375,000 and the noncurrent assets should be recorded at $875,000.
D) A deferred credit of $550,000 should be set up and then amortized to income over a period not to exceed forty years.