The Net Incomes for Parent and Sub Inc for the Year

Multiple Choice

The Net Incomes for Parent and Sub Inc for the year ended July 31, 2012 were $120,000 and $60,000 respectively. Assuming once again that the Proprietary Theory was applied, what would be the amount of Goodwill appearing on the Consolidated Balance Sheet on the Date of acquisition, assuming once again that Parent purchased 80% of Sub Inc. for $180,000 on August 1, 2012?

A) $72,000
B) $88,000
C) Nil
D) Cannot be determined from the information given.