On December 31, 2019, the Mega Corporation paid $104,000 for the purchase of Cafe Company....

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On December 31, 2019, the Mega Corporation paid $104,000 for the purchase of Cafe Company. On December 31, 2019, the Caf Company had the following book values for its assets and liabilities:

Account

Book Value

Cash

$16,000

Inventory

31,400

Equipment (net)

85,700

Notes payable

46,000

Common stock

19,500

Retained earnings

67,600

An appraisal of the Caf Company determined that the inventory was undervalued by $4,900 and the equipment was overvalued by $6,500. Calculate the amount of goodwill that the Mega Corporation should record on December 31, 2019.

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