Using the acquisition method for a business combination, goodwill is generally defined as:. a. Cost of the investment less the subsidiary's book value at the beginning of the year.
b. Cost of the investment less the subsidiary's book value at the acquisition date.
c. Cost of the investment less the subsidiary's fair value at acquisition date.
d. Cost of the investment less the subsidiary's fair value at the beginning of the year.

On january 1, jackson, inc.'s work-process inventory account showed a balance of $ 66,500. during the year, materials requisitioned for use in production amounted to $ 70,500, of which $ 67,700 represented direct materials. factory wages for the period were $ 210,000 of which $ 187,000 were for direct labor. manufacturing overhead is allocated on the basis of 60% of direct labor cost. actual overhead was $ 116,050. jobs costing $ 353,060 were completed during the year. the december 31 balance in work-process inventory is

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Schonhardt corporation's relevant range of activity is 2,500 units to 5,500 units. when it produces and sells 4,000 units, its average costs per unit are as follows: averagecost per unitdirect materials $ 7.60direct labor $ 2.90variable manufacturing overhead $ 1.65fixed manufacturing overhead $ 2.90fixed selling expense $ 0.95fixed administrative expense $ 0.65sales commissions $ 0.75variable administrative expense $ 0.65if 4,500 units are produced, the total amount of fixed manufacturing cost incurred is closest to: multiple choicea $16,800b $11,400c $11,600d $15,400