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Growl Ltd Acquires All the Issued Capital of Tiger Ltd

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Growl Ltd acquires all the issued capital of Tiger Ltd for a cash payment of $5 000 000 on 30 June 2015.The statement of financial position of Tiger Ltd at purchase date is: ($000)  Assets  Cash 500 Accounts receivable 900 Equipment 2990 Land 4500 Total assets 8890 Liabilities  Accounts payable 560 Loans 3830 Total liabilities 4390 Shareholders’ equity  Share capital 3200 Retained earnings 1300 Total liabilities and shareholders’ funds 8890\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline & ( \$ 000 ) \\\hline \text { Assets } & \\\hline \text { Cash } & 500 \\\hline \text { Accounts receivable } & 900 \\\hline \text { Equipment } & 2990 \\\hline \text { Land } & \underline{4500} \\\hline \text { Total assets } & \underline{8890} \\\hline & \\\hline \text { Liabilities } & \\\hline \text { Accounts payable } & 560 \\\hline \text { Loans } & \underline{3830} \\\hline \text { Total liabilities } & \underline{4390} \\\hline & \\\hline \text { Shareholders' equity } & \\\hline \text { Share capital } & 3200 \\\hline \text { Retained earnings } & \underline{1300} \\\hline \text { Total liabilities and shareholders' funds } & \underline{8890} \\\hline\end{array} The fair value of the net assets at the date of purchase was $4 200 000.What amount of goodwill or excess would be recorded in the consolidated statements at the date of purchase?


A) $500 000 goodwill
B) $300 000 discount
C) $800 000 goodwill
D) $389 000 discount

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