Multiple Choice
_____ Under purchase accounting, which of the following items is true?
A) Goodwill always exist.
B) Goodwill is charged to earnings at the acquisition date.
C) Goodwill is charged to stockholders' equity at the acquisition date.
D) Goodwill is capitalized-never to be amortized.
E) None of the above.
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