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Kent Industries Acquires the Assets and Liabilities of Stow Inc

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Kent Industries acquires the assets and liabilities of Stow Inc. for $100,000,000 cash. Stow Inc. has the following assets and liabilities, at fair value:
 Cash $300,000 Receivables. 1,400,000 Inventories.. 5,000,000 Plant assets.. 20,000,000 Notes payabl 25,000,000\begin{array}{|l|c|}\hline \text { Cash } & \$ 300,000 \\\hline \text { Receivables. } & 1,400,000 \\\hline \text { Inventories.. } & 5,000,000 \\\hline \text { Plant assets.. } & 20,000,000 \\\hline \text { Notes payabl } & 25,000,000 \\\hline\end{array}
Required a. Calculate the goodwill Kent records for this acquisition.
b. If Stow's notes payable had a market value of $28,000,000, how is goodwill affected? Calculate the amount and direction of change.

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