Goodwill-financial reporting considerations
Cabot Corporation's balance sheet at December 31,2018,includes an asset entitled goodwill in the amount of $900,000.
(a)Briefly explain what is meant by the term goodwill.
(b)Under what circumstances is goodwill recorded in the accounting records? Include in your answer a specific situation in which Cabot would have recorded the goodwill mentioned above.

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Cabot Corporation's balance sheet at December 31,2018,includes an asset entitled goodwill in the amount of $900,000.
(a)Briefly explain what is meant by the term goodwill.
(b)Under what circumstances is goodwill recorded in the accounting records? Include in your answer a specific situation in which Cabot would have recorded the goodwill mentioned above.

Goodwill-Financial Reporting Considerations Cabot Corporation's Balance Sheet at December 31,2018,includes an Asset Entitled