Jimmy Company engaged you to assist in the acquisition of Photo Company on January 2022.  It was agreed that Photo Company would receive an amount for goodwill based on the capitalization of excess earnings at 60%.  The following information was taken from the records of Photo Company.   Year 2018 `2019 2020 2021 2022 Net income 250,000 275,000 320,000 360,000 400,000 Net assets 750,000 810,000 890,000 960,000 1,040,000   The normal rate of return on the average net assets in the industry to which Photo Company operates is 15%       The purchase price for Photo Company is

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  1. Jimmy Company engaged you to assist in the acquisition of Photo Company on January 2022.  It was agreed that Photo Company would receive an amount for goodwill based on the capitalization of excess earnings at 60%. 

The following information was taken from the records of Photo Company.

 

Year 2018 `2019 2020 2021 2022
Net income 250,000 275,000 320,000 360,000 400,000
Net assets 750,000 810,000 890,000 960,000 1,040,000

 

The normal rate of return on the average net assets in the industry to which Photo Company operates is 15%

      The purchase price for Photo Company is

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