Reference no: EM133127674

Question - On January 1, 20x1, DIAPHANOUS Co. acquired all of the identifiable assets and assumed all of the liabilities of TRANSPARENT, Inc. by paying cash of 4,000,000. On this date, the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed have fair values of 6,400,000 and 3,600,000, respectively. Additional information: In addition to the business combination transaction, the following have also transcribed during the negotiation period:

a. After the business combination, TRANSPARENT will enter into liquidation and DIAPHANOUS agreed to reimburse TRANSPARENT for liquidation costs estimated at 80,000.

b. DIAPHANOUS agreed to reimburse TRANSPARENT for the appraisal fee of a building included in the identifiable assets acquired. The agreed reimbursement is 40,000.

c. DIAPHANOUS entered into an agreement to retain the top management of TRANSPARENT for continuing employment. On acquisition date, DIAPHANOUS agreed to pay the key employees signing bonuses totaling 400,000.

d. To persuade, Mr. Five-six Numerix, the previous major shareholder of TRANSPARENT, to sell his major holdings to DIAPHANOUS, DIAPHANOUS agreed to pay an additional 200,000 directly to Mr. Numerix.e. Included in the valuation of identifiable assets are inventories with fair value of 360,000. Ms. Vital Statistix, a former major shareholder of TRANSPARENT, shall acquire title to the goods.

Calculate how much is the goodwill (gain on bargain purchase)?